Recent developments in calcium silicates, sometimes known as bioceramic or bio-aggregate materials have contributed to advances in the provision of new treatment modalities of endodontics and restorative dentistry allowing the salvaging of teeth that may have been lost.
Bioceramics handling is vastly different to most other materials and can be used in many areas within tooth structure, pulpal structure and in solving iatrogenic problems in endodontics. To achieve the best from these materials it is important to understand the material and select the correct material for the right indication.
Saving a pulp and repairing damage to an otherwise unrepairable tooth is possible with calcium silicates /bioceramics when used correctly.
Learning Objectives
Identify scenarios that will benefit from bioceramics
To be able to select the right bioceramic
To mix and handle manipulate calcium silicates for multiple scenarios