Good morning ya pulp cappers,
Look…I would guess that dentists reading this newsletter like teeth more than the average person. But, hopefully not enough to spend thousands of dollars for the chance to own a set of Winston Churchill’s chompers. His gold dentures will go up for auction later this month.
Spend the money on Biodentine instead?
Here’s today’s action report:
🪖The New Super Soldier. We dove into hours worth of literature on Biodentine so you don’t need to.
☕Coffee Break. Recommended reading on the best scanner for your dental practice and the world’s top 50 cities to visit.
🧌Trivia Crack. Some call back trivia to make your restorations last longer.
Teeth are saluting a new guard in town…
Because let’s say this happens:
Yeah, we’re talkin’ direct pulp exposures…so what material would you use here?
Easy killer. We want to hear what the dentists would do.
For a direct pulp cap, I typically use...
Rewind the clock a few years…and we’re guessing that this guy was in your operatory
For a long-time, it worked pretty well…
But more recently, researchers have dropped a whole bunch of money to develop this super soldier
That guy👆. That guy is Biodentine and he is:
Bioactive
A dentin substitute
Creating an alkaline pH environment
Essentially he does this…
Which basically means that he forms hydroxyapatite crystals to help protect the pulp.
And this super soldier of a dental material has lead to some pretty impressive clinical results
But, there are some factors to consider:
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