S-10 - Surgical Choices for the Compromised Tooth: Root Resection, Hemisection or Autotransplantation

Thursday, April 28, 2022

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM PST

Location: 129

CE: 1.0

Speaker(s)

Frank Setzer, DMD, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Session Host(s)

BW

Brian Wu

Disclosure: Disclosure information not submitted.

The preservation of natural teeth has regained interest over replacement with dental implants. However, not all situations can be solved by classical initial and secondary endodontic treatment, or surgical retreatment. Endodontists should not only have the expertise in standard endodontic microsurgery, but also include root resection, hemisection or autotransplantation in their repertoire. This lecture will review indications, techniques, and prognosis for these alternative surgical choices the compromised teeth.

Learning Objectives:

Make the distinction between crown and root resections
Discuss how to include a patient’s lifecycle in the decision making process how to save a tooth
Be knowledgable about the outcome of resective and transplantation techniques