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Ceramic implants are medical devices, commonly used in dental and orthopedic applications, fabricated from advanced biocompatible ceramic materials. Their primary clinical use is as dental implants (fixtures replacing missing teeth) and as abutments (components connecting the implant to the prosthetic crown), although ceramics also serve in orthopedic bone implants and in coatings for improved osseointegration. --- Composition and Design Common ceramics include zirconia (zirconium dioxide), alumina (aluminum oxide), glass-ceramics, and hydroxyapatite. Zirconia is the most widely used in dental implantology due to its combination of high strength, toughness, excellent tissue response, and tooth-like color, making it both functional and esthetically superior[1][2]. Ceramic implants are produced as monolithic (single-piece) or veneered structures. Monolithic zirconia crowns and abutments exhibit superior resistance to chipping and fracture compared to their veneered counterparts, where a