South Zone Dental takes pride in being among the select dental clinics in Canada that fully integrate the principles and techniques of Biomimetic Dentistry into our daily practice. This represents the standard of care that we uphold.
Modern adhesives and bonding technique
The driving force of biomimetic dentistry.
In the past, traditional dentistry often required the removal of healthy tooth structure to make room for new restorations. However, modern advances now allow us to bond or glue teeth together and add missing parts without taking away significant amounts of precious tooth structure. This method also helps seal the tooth from bacterial infection. This innovation has significantly reduced the need for painful and destructive crowns and root canal treatments, along with their associated pins, posts, slots, grooves, and other non-adhesive retention features. While there are many synthetic dental materials that are stronger, stiffer, and appear more aesthetically pleasing, their use can often lead to unsatisfactory results and even catastrophic failures. Dentistry has faced structural failures and issues related to the excessive engineering of materials due to the lack of knowledge or technology to replicate natural teeth accurately. Now, it is possible to rebuild teeth using materials that closely mimic natural teeth, resulting in better resistance to constant chewing.
Traditional Dentistry Versus Biomimetic Dentistry
Traditional dentistry used invasive procedures such as mercury or non-layered fillings, posts, and unnecessary teeth reduction. These techniques can fix damaged teeth, but they have led to bacterial infections and tooth fractures. Luckily, patients don’t have to undergo such procedures anymore.
Biomimetic Dentistry has been around for 2 or 3 decades but using different names. It wasn’t until recently that the term “Biomimetics” came to be. Throughout the years, industry leaders have been doing extensive research and training to provide patients with the best dental care possible. The dental community is committed to training new dentists about biomimetics using peer-reviewed teaching techniques.
The Advantages of Biomimetic Dentistry
As you can imagine, biomimetic dentistry has many advantages.
- Retains the Natural Tooth
Biomimetic dentistry retains as much of the damaged tooth as possible. Technological advances have minimized the need to shrink teeth.
- Increased Bond Strength
Hybrid layers provide up to a 400% increase in bond strength, making fillings as strong as natural teeth. The strong bond allows the biomimetically-enhanced teeth to look and function like natural teeth. With biomimetically-enhanced teeth, you can chew without causing residual stress.
- Long-Term Seal
The long-term seal prevents cracks that can lead to bacterial infections. This seal minimizes the need for future bridges, implants, root canals, and tooth extractions by as much as 90%.
- Enhanced Pulp Vitality
Maintaining a high-bonded seal provides long-term protection against decay, dental fractures, and pulp deaths.
- Decreased Residual Stress
Because of the weak seals used in the past, constant chewing eventually led to debonding, gaps, cracks, deformation, and recurring decay. Biomimetic dentistry has improved the enhanced teeth’s likeness to natural ones, leading to decreased residual stress.
- Minimized Post-Operative Sensitivity
Patients who have undergone biomimetic procedures reported little to no post-operative sensitivity. Patients who don’t experience any sensitivity can return to their usual routine on the same day.
- Restore Badly Damaged Teeth
One of the things about biomimetic procedures is that they can treat some cases once deemed unrestorable. If you have badly damaged teeth, schedule an appointment today to see if biomimetics can help you.
- Cost-Effective
Given the future procedures biomimetic dentistry can prevent, treatments are now less expensive in the long term.
- Restore Your Teeth
Biomimetic dentistry allows us to restore your teeth in the most natural way possible. Patients are happy with the results. We can bring back your smile too.