What is Biomimetic Restorative Dentistry?
Biomimetic means to mimic nature. A term initially popularized by Pascal Magne in his 2002 book Bonded Porcelain Restorations in the Anterior Dentition, the goal of biomimetic dentistry, also known as biomimetic restorative dentistry, is to restore teeth with decay or cracks to their natural strength and structure.
Replicating this natural state begins with removing decay and cracks, while preserving healthy portions of a tooth. The tooth is then sealed to protect the nerve, preventing symptoms like pain and sensitivity and preserving the vitality of the tooth. Once sealed, composite materials are used with a gold standard bonding system, to connect tooth side to side, front to back and top to bottom, restoring the tooth’s natural flexibility and strength. Restoring a tooth in this way blocks bacteria from entering, prevents cracks and preserves the vitality of the pulp indefinitely.
This tooth has been restored using biomimetic techniques by Dr. Davey Alleman. It now looks and functions like a natural tooth, in addition to remaining symptom free for years, if not decades.
In clinical practice, over 10,000 biomimetic restorations have lasted 20 years and counting, and patients have experienced the highest quality of care resulting in long-lasting, symptom-free restorations.
Dr. Alleman’s Six Lessons Approach compiles research from the past 40 years — including his own — into a set of protocols that create consistent outcomes for doctors and their patients. By spending years distilling this research from around the world, Dr. Alleman gave doctors the comprehensive set of tools they needed to improve the level of care they were offering to their patients. Read more about how he was ready to quit dentistry and its traditional treatments in our blog post, Founding the Alleman Center.
“The biomimetic principle, that is the idea that the intact tooth... is the guide to reconstruction…”