A modern approach to restorative dentistry
Bioclear offers the latest, most progressive products and methods for anterior and posterior composites.
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What is a Bioclear Matrix?
Bioclear Matrix is a selection of products for a modern approach to composite dentistry.
Bioclear matrices are anatomical, allowing dentists to create ideal subgingival contours, to close spaces and build optimal inter-dental contacts. Transparent
mylar allows for true bulk filling, better light curing, and a more polished surfaces.
The Bioclear Matrices provide revolutionary treatment for Black Triangle and Diastema Closure.
The combination of the Bioclear products and Method, can allow dentists to provide superior, long lasting, stronger and aesthetically superior composites.
Join a hands-on course near you to discover Bioclear Matrices in action!
What is the Bioclear Method?
The Bioclear Method is a system of restorative dental procedures and protocols that, when combined in practice with Bioclear tools and materials, results in predictable, esthetically pleasing, and long-lasting patient outcomes.
The Bioclear Method - and each of its related treatments - are scientifically supported by a set of core principles, known collectively as the Five Pillars
of Bioclear. These tenets not only make Bioclear a unique system but also a sound one, with dependable results.
FIRST PILLAR: BIOFILM REMOVAL
Biofilm - the glycoproteins, polysaccharides mixed with oral debris, and
other bacterial components including the protein pellicle that adhere
to teeth - can have a healthy role in the oral cavity, but when it comes
to bonding composite to our patients’ teeth, biofilm is detrimental and
tenacious, and can lead to staining or debonding. Surfaces must be
completely biofilm free for composites to stand the test of time.
SECOND PILLAR: PREPARATION DESIGN
Even with the advent of adhesive bonding, tooth fractures remain
the third leading cause of tooth loss worldwide. The key to improving
outcomes is in proper engineering of the preparation. Bioclear
restorations are compression-based. Composite is four to five
times stronger in compression than tension.
THIRD PILLAR: BIOCLEAR MATRICES
Matrices ought to be anatomical and transparent. Bioclear allows us
to create subgingival contours that build ideal contacts. Transparent
mylar allows for true bulk filling, better light curing, and a more
polished surface.
FOURTH PILLAR: HEATED INJECTION MOLDED COMPOSITE
Injection molding with a heated composite allows the composite to
spread uniformly and with better comfort and control. The result is
a seamless adaptation to the cavity preparation with few to zero
defects - a true infinity edge.
FIFTH PILLAR: FINAL “ROCKSTAR” POLISH
Critical to the final result that Bioclear is known for is the three-step
surface prep and polishing of the composite. Diamond burs are used to
remove excess composite and coarse sanding discs provide an initial
finish and shaping; rubber cup polishing with Bioclear’s pumice-based
Magic Mix; and finishing using the high shine Rockstar Polisher.
Dr Claire Burgess
General & Aesthetic Dentist
Full Faculty Certified UK Bioclear Instructor
BDS (Birmingham)
MFGDP Royal College Surgeons (Eng)
MSc Restorative & Cosmetic Dentistry (University Central Lancashire)
Claire is an accomplished Dental Associate and Clinical Lecturer who specializes in general dentistry and Bioclear Method Restorative treatments – both cosmetic and complex. She currently practices at Smile Concepts, a Specialist and General Private practice in Solihull, in the UK. She has extensive experience in restorative and cosmetic dentistry, completing her MSc in Restorative and Cosmetic Dentistry at the University of Central Lancashire in 2012. She is a Certified Bioclear Instructor and has clinically worked predominantly with Bioclear since 2015.
A well-renowned speaker, Claire lectures both nationally and international on the Bioclear Method. She has lectured on the Anterior and Posterior Composite Restoration modules at the Dominic Hassall Training Institute since 2012 and became a full faculty certified Bioclear Instructor in 2015. She leads Bioclear Level 1-4 courses at the UK Bioclear Learning Centre in Solihull – both independently and as part of the PG Certificate and Advanced Contemporary Restorative and Aesthetic Dentistry Courses. She has had several articles published on Bioclear in Private Dentistry and more recently in Dental Update.