The Pharmacological Management of Dental Caries
The Pharmacological Management of Dental Caries is organized by Dentaltown, L.L.C.
Released: 10/17/2018
Expiration Date: 06/30/2025
Overview:
The dental profession remains the only segment in the health care industry that treats a bacterial based infection (dental caries) by amputation rather than focusing on tissue repair. In the case of dentin, affected caries can remineralize as hydroxy or fluor apatite and infected dentin can remineralize as arrested caries.
Auto cure glass ionomer cements release fluoride and inhibit caries under a GIC restoration. These caries inhibiting properties can be enhanced by the prior placement of Silver Diamine Fluoride followed by Potassium Iodide to prevent the staining associated with SDF. This program explores the benefits pharmacological enhancements to remineralization.
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to achieve the following:
• Gain a further understanding of the nature of tooth decay and a tooth's ability to heal itself.
• Identify the different types of restorative requirements of teeth.
• Discover the tooth saving benefits of a GIC restoration compared with composite resin.
• Understand how GIC turns carious dentin into caries resistant hydroxy apatite and arrested caries.
• Discover that prior application of SDF further enhances the benefits of GIC enabling most carious dentin to remain beneath a GIC restoration.
• How the application of KI assists the caries arresting properties of SDF and prevents staining.
• Learn the correct clinical protocol for SDF/KI application and necessary precautions to inadvertently prevent staining from occuring.
• Discover time saving clinical techniques for the treatment of occlusal and proximal caries using SDF/KI.
• Learn stress-free ways of restoring deciduous teeth without LA, and tooth staining
• Gain insights into the treatment of caries in traditional societies that lack the infrastructure to apply modern dental protocols
Note: The fee to view this course is $36. This cost includes the fee to take the exam and claim your CE credits.