How Biomimetic Dentistry Can Make You Happier
Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to love going to work again? Biomimetic restorative dentistry can help. Dentistry is challenging work, but many dentists are drawn to the field because of an interest in helping others. So when a dentist is practicing exactly as they are taught in dental school but still seeing failing restorations, teeth that remain symptomatic and their own cases needing endodontic treatment, that can leave you feeling disheartened. If you’re feeling frustrated or stuck with your current treatment methods, biomimetic restorative dentistry can help.
Save pulps
While in some cases endodontic treatment is unavoidable, biomimetic dentistry can help reduce your need for root canal therapy by up to 90%. With immediate dentin sealing and resin coating, biomimetic dentistry gives pulps that still test vital a chance to heal, helping maintain their natural resiliency and extend their life. Helping a patient avoid root canal therapy is always happy news to share.
Predictable outcomes make for predictable days
Emergency patients happen, but having more predictable outcomes in your restorations can greatly reduce, if not eliminate, your own retreatments. Think of how much simpler your day becomes when emergency patients needing immediate care are no longer the default. Most emergency patient appointments are to treat symptoms, cracked teeth or failed restorations. Biomimetic restorations treat the causes of symptoms (cracks or caries near the pulp) so they do not result in sensitivity or pain after restoration. Biomimetic techniques also restore the tooth in a way that mimics a tooth’s natural structure, preventing cracks around the restoration. Finally, the advanced adhesive techniques used in a biomimetic restoration have been shown to keep a restoration bonded for over 20 years, and counting, so the days of crowns or fillings falling out can be a thing of the past.
Systematic, science-backed steps
Biomimetic dentistry is more technique sensitive and requires more detailed steps than traditional restorative practices, so why do our alumni say work feels easier now? The difference is the predictable outcomes mentioned above. With Dr. David Alleman’s Six Lessons Approach to Biomimetic Dentistry, the doctors we train understand the science, or what we call the “why,” behind each step in their biomimetic restoration. The systematic steps take the guesswork out of treatment planning, leaving doctors feeling confident in every restoration.
Restorations that last
Back to helping patients — it’s what dentistry is all about. Would you be happier if you could offer your patients better outcomes? Patients love biomimetic dentistry because it conserves healthy tooth structure, resolves their symptoms, protects the long-term health of their tooth and stays fixed. That is something to look forward to in the new year.
Biomimetic dentistry is general dentistry and can be applied to every case you see in your office. The concepts of conserving tooth structure, saving pulps and superior adhesion will serve as a more predictable foundation for your work. Learn more about Alleman Center training programs or schedule a meeting with Dr. David Alleman to learn more about what we do.
Published: January 9, 2024
Author: Audrey Alessi
Editor: Dr. David Alleman, DDS