NS-10 - Vital Pulp Therapy

Friday, May 5, 2023

10:15 AM – 11:45 AM CT

Location: McCormick Convention Center Lakeside Center, E451B (Level 4)

Earn 1.5 CE Credits

Facilitator(s)

Craig S. Hirschberg, D.D.S.

Chair, Dept. of Endodontics
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Newark, New Jersey

Disclosure information not submitted.

Speaker(s)

Lars Bjørndal, Ph.D., Dr, Odont (he/him/his)

Associate Professor
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Ashraf F. Fouad, D.D.S., M.S.

Professor and Chair, Department of Endodontics
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Handouts

Facilitator(s)

Hal F. Duncan, B.D.S., M.C.D, PhD

Professor and Consultant in Endodontics
Dublin Dental University Hospital, Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Disclosure(s): Dublin Dental University Hospital: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Honorarium (Ongoing)

Vital pulp therapy (VPT) has been an accepted means of saving immature teeth with exposed pulps. Recent studies utilizing various calcium silicate cements on mature teeth with exposed pulps are demonstrating favorable outcomes that compare with those of nonsurgical root canal therapy. Position statements have been created by the European Society of Endodontology and the American Association of Endodontists which approach this topic from different perspectives. These perspectives will be discussed by individuals from both groups who will give the attendees a comprehensive view of where they agree, where they differ, and on the path forward.

Learning Objectives:

Explain the significance of VPT as it relates to the preservation of teeth and tooth structure, access to care, and patient-centered outcomes
Discuss the issues of diagnostic testing and diagnostic terminology as they relate to VPT
Disicuss the role that caries management plays in how endodontists would approach VPT as compared to general dentists

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