Using nanostructure modelling for ideal dental care

Abstract

Human instinct drives us to seek out and unravel nature's mystery. In biomimicry, we use nature as a guide, benchmark, and teacher. Using either artificial or natural alternatives should make biomimicry practicable. In the past, dental restorative materials were generated at the micromolecular level of matter, but now researchers are more interested in creating materials that are more like nature by building them at the nanoscale, giving rise to the discipline of nanotechnology.