Abstract
Currently, the development of the use of biomaterials and their application in medicine is causing rapid changes in the fields of regenerative dentistry. Each year, new research studies allow for the discovery of additional possibilities of dental tissue restoration. The structure and functions of teeth are complex. They consist of several diverse tissues that need to act together to ensure the tooth’s function and durability. The integrity of a tooth’s enamel, dentin, cementum, and pulp tissue allows for successful mastication. Biomaterials that are needed in dentistry must withstand excessive loading forces, be biocompatible with the hosts’ tissues, and stable in the oral cavity environment. Moreover, each tooth’s tissue, as well as aesthetic qualities in most cases, should closely resemble the natural dental tissues. This is why tissue regeneration in dentistry is such a challenge. This scientific research focuses on paediatric dentistry, its classification of caries, and the use of biomaterials in rebuilding hard dental tissues. There are several methods described in the study, including classical conservative methods such as caries infiltration or stainless-steel crowns. Several clinical cases are present, allowing a reader to better understand the described methods. Although the biomaterials mentioned in this work are artificial, there is currently ongoing research regarding clinical stem cell applications, which have a high potential for becoming one of the most common techniques of lost dental-tissue regeneration in the near future. The current state of stem cell development is mentioned, as well as the various methods of its possible application in dentistry.
Highlights
IntroductionTooth loss is a common and alarming problem that presents a concern for society [1] and for the general health of patients [2,3]
This study aims to review the literature and present the various methods of hard dental-tissue reconstruction and regeneration in paediatric patients
There is a plethora of methods and protocols for hard dental-tissue regeneration found in the literature
Summary
Tooth loss is a common and alarming problem that presents a concern for society [1] and for the general health of patients [2,3]. The resulting reduced chewing ability primarily affects the quality of the health and well-being of the patient. Patients in the developmental age visit the dentist’s office most often for carious lesions of their primary teeth, which are the cause of pain and chewing disorders, consequences of untreated caries in the form of pulp inflammation, and the cause of developmental disorders of tooth mineralization and post-traumatic damage to hard dental tissues. Caries is reported as the most common disease worldwide [4], and together with genetic disorders and periodontal diseases, it is a major cause of tooth loss. Caries is reported as the most common disease worldwide [4], and together with genetic disorders and periodontal diseases, it is a major cause of tooth loss. 4.0/).
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