The Blunderbuss Apex: A Search for the Smoking Gun
hosted byDentaltown, L.L.CThe Blunderbuss Apex: A Search for the Smoking Gun is organized by Dentaltown, L.L.C.
Released: 8/12/2015
Expiration Date: 6/30/2022
Overview:
This course is designed to improve dental skills in the pulpal management of immature permanent teeth impacted by trauma or caries. Areas covered include a review of methods to obtain the correct pulpal and periapical diagnosis, current research on dental materials (specifically bioceramics), treatment planning, and case selection.
Discussed are ways to properly identify treatment options for each pulpal diagnosis including those ranging from indirect pulp therapy on the vital pulp to regenerative endodontic procedures on the necrotic pulp. In addition the advantages and disadvantages to each treatment option is discussed as well as hot to identify cases that may be best treated by another option due to medical conditions, patient behavior, and parental commitment.
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to achieve the following:
• Gather the appropriate information to reach a pulpal and periapical diagnosis in cases with immature permanent teeth.
• Explain recent developments in biomaterials that are used for vital and non-vital pulp therapy.
• Understand, recognize, and define new treatment modalities for immature permanent teeth ranging from vital pulp therapy to regenerative endodontics on the necrotic pulp.
• Describe the biological basis for vital and non-vital pulpal therapy for permanent teeth with immature apices.
• Identify and recommend a proper pulpal treatment modality for immature permanent teeth impacted by trauma or caries