BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS IN RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY

Biomimetics is an emerging inter disciplinary field that combines information from the study of biological structures and their function with physics, mathematics, chemistry and engineering in the development of principles that are important for the generation of novel synthetic materials and organs.The main principle of Biomimetic Dentistry is to replace the lost dental tissues by artificial and naturally available materials to restore full function and bear with all functional stresses along with the maintenance of aesthetic results. The concept is very old but the implementation is gathering momentum only recently because the science base can cope with the advanced techniques and our civilization is in ever increasing need of sympathetic technology.In dentistry there is no Biomaterial that has the same, mechanical, physical and optical properties as tooth structure (i.e., dentin, enamel, and cementum) and possesses the physiological characteristics of intact teeth in function. By using Biomimetic therapeutic approaches, dental professionals can improve and become closer to natural biological structures and their function.