S-7 - Endodontic Microsurgery: Decision Making, and Treatment Planning

Thursday, April 28, 2022

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST

Location: 222

CE: 1.5

Speaker(s)

Meetu Kohli, B.D.S, D.MD

Director for Continuing Education and International Visiting Scholar Program
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Bekir Karabucak, D.M.D, M.S.

Chair, Postdoctoral Director
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

Session Host(s)

Courtney M. Jackson, D.D.S.

Resident
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland

Disclosure: Disclosure information not submitted.

The aim of this presentation is to evaluate options that the endodontic retreatment spectrum provides to retain natural dentition. Modern clinical practice requires dentists to be familiar with new developments in materials, instruments and procedures to assist their patient in electing the most beneficial long-term treatment option in terms of maintaining health and function. Endodontic Surgery has evolved tremendously in the last decade into a microsurgical procedure. Due to advancements in dental materials and surgical techniques, surgical micro-endodontics has greater predictable outcomes. However, there are specific cases for which surgical endodontics is not a replacement for conventional retreatment. Successful treatment requires a thorough understanding of the causes of failure, the prognosis of each approach, technologies, and materials that allow for the best possible outcome. This presentation will review the relevant literature, which evaluates the prognosis of microsurgical and conventional retreatment, which will help the decision-making process an informed one.

Learning Objectives:

At conclusion, the participants should be able to: - Understand the biological and technical reasons for the failure of initial root canal therapy
At conclusion, the participants should be able to: - Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of conventional and surgical retreatment.
At conclusion, the participants should be able to: - Identify the studies that help in evaluating the prognosis of microsurgery and conventional retreatment