ACDE Webinar: Bone Trauma and Healing: The Role of Biomaterials and Bone Graft Substitutes in Surgical Practice
About This Event
This lecture, delivered by a board-certified periodontal surgeon and expert in biomaterials, will explore the complex interplay between bone trauma, surgical wound healing, and the materials used to support regeneration. Participants will gain insights into how different classes of biomaterials and bone graft substitutes influence biological healing responses and contribute to varying clinical outcomes. Special focus will be given to how physicochemical properties—including composition, surface characteristics, porosity, particle size, and degradation behavior—modulate the host response during bone regeneration. Through a clinically relevant lens, the lecture will examine how biomaterial selection can be optimized based on healing objectives, trauma severity, and surgical context to improve treatment predictability and long-term success.
Speaker: Dr. Zeeshan Sheikh — Clinical Scientist and Assistant Professor-Tenure track in Periodontics at Dalhousie University; Adjunct Professor at McGill University; Status-Only Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto; Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada; Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. The session reviews biomaterials research related to bone grafts and regeneration, surgical periodontics, and implantology, with clinical application and material selection strategies.
Learning Objectives
- Understand Bone Healing in Trauma and Surgical Contexts: Describe the biological mechanisms underlying bone healing following trauma and surgical intervention.
- Identify and Classify Biomaterials and Bone Graft Substitutes: Review the different types of biomaterials and bone grafts commonly used in clinical bone repair and reconstruction.
- Assess the Impact of Physicochemical Properties on Host Response: Analyze how factors such as material composition, porosity, surface topography, and degradation kinetics affect cellular behavior, tissue integration, and healing outcomes.
- Evaluate the Role of Particle Size in Bone Regeneration: Discuss how particle size and distribution contribute to the performance of graft materials and influence the regenerative process.
- Apply Principles to Clinical Practice: Explore strategies for selecting and customizing biomaterials to enhance bone healing and optimize patient-specific surgical outcomes.