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Bioceramic Sealers in Endodontics: What’s the big deal?
Educational Objectives
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify key features of bioceramic sealers and differences from traditional root canal sealers
- Describe biosilicate technology and its differences from other chemical formulations
- Discuss how bioceramic sealers’ properties allow emphasis on sealer, rather than gutta percha
- Implement new obturation techniques that provide a seal with predictable length and density
Abstract
Endodontics has come a long way in recent decades. There have been changes in instrumentation and irrigation protocols—these effectively clean the root canal system. Now, an obturation paradigm shift has emerged. The goal is to improve the seal of the root canal system and prevent reinfection.
Bioceramic sealers allow clinicians to obturate more predictably and prevent reinfection. There are multiple bioceramic sealers on the market. Some of their key features include:
- Hydrophilicity (beneficial because the root canal system is never fully dry, due to dentin moisture)
- Slight expansion upon setting (helps sealer penetrate canal intricacies; this contrasts with gutta percha and many traditional sealers that shrink upon setting)
- The ability to obturate with a single cone (hydraulic condensation)
- High pH (inhospitable for bacterial growth)
The majority of root canal treatments are performed by general dentists. Join me to discuss how and why bioceramic sealers can be implemented in your practice.
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Author Bio
Lauren Kuhn Nuth, DMD, MSD
Dr. Kuhn is a graduate of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (DMD) and Medical University of South Carolina (MSD-Endodontics). She is passionate about education and has been teaching part-time at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry since January 2020. She has published case-based research in the Southeast Case Research Journal and co-authored literature reviews in Dental Materials and The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics. Dr. Kuhn is a board certified endodontist and treats patients from the Greater Twin Cities of Minnesota.
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This free Dental Learning presentation is made possible through the continued support of Septodont. Lauren Kuhn Nuth, DMD, MSD is a consultant and/or speaker for the following companies and/or organizations: Dental Learning, Septodont. Lauren Kuhn Nuth, DMD, MSD may receive an honorarium as compensation from the CE Supporter of this presentation and/or from Dental Learning for the time involved in preparing and delivering this online presentation.
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