How Does Biomimetic Dentistry Work?  

Are you one of those people who extract teeth as soon as you discover they have a problem? Extracting teeth without a second thought is not the best way to deal with dental problems. If you are not careful about your oral health, you might end up losing one or more teeth. There are options to preserve a significant amount of tooth structure. Biomimetic dentistry plays this role in dental care.

What Is Biomimetic Dentistry?

Crowns, bridges, and root canals can help restore tooth structure and oral health. Yet, they are invasive and need further destruction of infected or damaged teeth.

Biomimetic dentistry is a practical and more natural restorative dentistry approach gaining traction. It strengthens damaged, weak, or decayed teeth. This is instead of grinding, drilling, or extracting them.

Core Philosophies

This approach emphasizes preserving and imitating various properties of natural teeth. Dentists use different techniques to protect pulp validity and natural tooth structure. They then use restorative materials to replicate the functions of natural teeth. That makes restored teeth like natural teeth.

How It Works

The dentists practicing this approach focus on treating problematic teeth before complications arise. Broken or fractured teeth are more vulnerable to infection and cavities. Treatment for this problem would involve using noninvasive techniques to destroy the infection. The dentist will follow this with measures to strengthen the tooth.

The Treatment Imitates Nature

Biomimetics is the study of producing substances biologically. It synthesizes materials that mimic organic ones. To break it down further, “bio” means life, while “mimetic” means to mimic. So, the term biomimetic means to imitate life.

The dentists understand how to mimic natural tooth structures. They do this to provide more organic and natural dental solutions. The dentist will repair the tooth rather than grind it down or extract it.

The repair involves rebuilding missing tooth portions with a material miming natural dentition. It may also involve bonding cracked teeth back together. So, this dentistry is less invasive and bypasses the need for tooth extraction. The result is a natural-looking, comfortable, and healthy mouth.

Difference Between Biomimetic and Traditional Dentistry

Both aim to improve tooth function, integrity, and structure. Traditional dentistry is the forerunner to the biomimetic approach. It achieves this by extracting damaged teeth and replacing them with dental prosthetics.

Healthy teeth that withstand daily wear and tear are critical to good oral hygiene. Replacing missing or damaged teeth can have several benefits. Yet, the traditional dental care approach destroys healthy tooth structures during the procedure.

The biomimetic approach takes a step back from the traditional model. It strengthens damaged teeth or replaces them with a more natural dental alternative. It achieves the same goal as conventional restorative dentistry. Yet, it is less invasive and uses nontoxic materials.

Biomimetic dentistry applies the concept of biomimetics. It preserves intact tooth structure. It also restores the biomechanics and function of natural teeth. Dentists use it for aesthetic and restorative dentistry, but the treatment applies to any dental discipline.

To learn more about biomimetic dentistry, call Concierge Smile Boutique at (424) 404-6400 to reach our office in Culver City, California.