Exploring the evolution of bioceramics and obturation techniques

  Posted by: Dental Design      6th September 2023

Dr Nimit Patel will be presenting his table clinic “Bioceramics and Obturation Techniques – A change in philosophy” at the upcoming BES Regional Meeting in November. He describes what attendees can expect from his session:

“Since 2020, I have worked as a Specialty Registrar in Restorative Dentistry at the Leeds Dental Institute. Within my role and training pathway I’m exposed to many cases requiring multi-disciplinary team input. I have a particular interest in endodontics for patients who have suffered extensive trauma as well as developmental anomalies.

“I am aiming to provide a useful summary of our reasons for the use of bioceramics within endodontics, whilst reflecting on the shift in our technique, changing from gutta percha being the main obturation material. With an increase in marketing for single cone techniques, my focus will be on retrievability, ease of use and if we can move away from other historical techniques completely.

“With a change in techniques overall looking to simplify obturation for endodontists and GDPs alike, I wonder if we can make this our default workflow. When treatment planning, I always consider ‘serviceability’ and therefore want to highlight what the current literature states on this topic and if we should consider alternatives in certain clinical situations.

“I’m really looking forward to meeting the wider BES delegation in Belfast and hope all involved enjoy my talk and find it useful for their day-to-day practice!”

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