For decades, bioceramic materials promised biocompatibility and reliable pulp protection, but it came with a real clinical trade-off: They took a long time to set and were notoriously difficult to handle. Dr. Robert Salehrabi, an endodontist in Denver, CO, watched Septodont's Biodentine solve both problems when it launched more than a decade ago, and he has used it in his practice ever since.
In this episode of The DrBicuspid.com Podcast, sponsored by Septodont, host Kevin Henry talks with Dr. Salehrabi, who has practiced for nearly 35 years, including 10 as a general dentist before specializing in endodontics. He is also a faculty member at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Southern California Endodontic Residency Program.
Salehrabi walks through what made Biodentine, and now Biodentine XP, a consistent part of his armamentarium. Unlike materials that come in a jar or syringe and start absorbing ambient moisture the moment they're opened (often leading to waste when a case doesn't come up again for months), Biodentine XP is packaged in individual capsules, so unused doses stay unaffected. He also describes how the material's handling improved dramatically over earlier bioceramics, which had a texture he compares to mixed sand. Biodentine, by contrast, mixes to a consistency closer to IRM, making it far easier to carry, condense, and place.