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Owensville, Ohio, 45160
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Tooth Conserving Dentistry
 (aka: Biomimetic Dentistry)

Biomimetic Dentistry treats weak, fractured, and decayed teeth in a tooth conserving manner.  Biomimetic Dentistry makes the teeth strong and seals them from bacterial invasion.

The advantage to you, our patient.

1. Careful strengthening and sealing with today’s tooth colored fillings (composites) allows us to conserve tooth structure.  Composites bond to the tooth – not just fill holes as does silver fillings (amalgam).  Biomimetic dentistry locks out the bacteria, for safer and more durable dental work.

2. Biomimetic dentistry preserves tooth structure.  Preserving tooth structure protects the nerve (pulp). For this reason, biomimetic dentistry reduces the need for root canals by over 60%.  

3. Your teeth no longer need to be crowned.  Biomimetic dentistry can strengthen teeth without resorting to crowns.  Crowns are very destructive to tooth structure.

An example of Biomimetic Dentistry

This tooth has a deteriorating silver filling (amalgam).  As a consequence, bacteria invades the tooth around the edges of the filling.   This bacterial decay continually infects the tooth from the inside.  Visible cracks in the enamel become prominent as the tooth’s weaken condition progresses.  With time portions of the enamel break away.

This is the same tooth after all the decay is removed, and the compromised parts of the tooth have been removed.

A side view and a top view of the tooth restored to full function with composite.  Tooth fixed on the same day.  Healthy parts of the tooth were saved.

What is wrong with traditional dentistry’s approach to structurally compromised teeth?

For structurally compromised teeth traditional dental techniques do not take advantage of the advanced materials and adhesives developed by modern engineering.  A dentist adhering to traditional philosophy would cut away protective enamel, even if the enamel is perfectly healthy.  This is called preparing a tooth for a crown.  It is clear to even the untrained eye a crown preparation is mutilates a tooth.  The tooth is reduced to a flattened off pyramid shape.

                  
You make the choice
 

In summary:

New technologies allow dentists to use smaller composite fillings that work more like your own teeth as opposed to large porcelain crowns common to traditional dentistry.

Another example of Tooth Conserving Dentistry

This patient has severe wear of his teeth due to habitual grinding. 

Patient’s upper arch of teeth were lengthen to their original height with modern composites.  Underlying teeth were not changed or damaged.   Composite can be removed and patient’s teeth can be returned to their original state.

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