S-16 - Periapical Microsurgery: Are We Cracking Teeth During Endodontic Surgery?

Friday, May 5, 2023

1:15 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Location: McCormick Convention Center Lakeside Center, E353B (Level 3)

Earn 1.5 CE Credits

Speaker(s)

Peter Z. Tawil, D.M.D., M.S., FRCD(C), DipABE

Governors Endodontics Owner
Governors Endodontics
UNC School of Dentistry, Department of Endodontics
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

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Session Host(s)

Laurel Martinez, DMD, AM

Lecturer
UCLA School of Dentistry; Private Practice
Valencia, California

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Periradicular surgery has evolved into a precise, biologically based adjunct to nonsurgical root canal therapy. This lecture will cover the significant improvements that have been made in the development of new instruments, materials and techniques. Despite all the advancements and like any medical procedures there's always a risk in the hands of the operator. We as endodontists need to know how to approach, analyze and treated the apical complex while minimizing potential harm to the apical dentin. This course will focus on how to predictably treat and seal the apical complex while avoiding cracks in the dentinal walls of the treated root. By doing so, we can maximize our goal in acheiving the high success rates shown in Modern microsurgical protocols.

Learning Objectives:

Describe how to acheive ideal vision to manage to apical complex
Explain how to see existing dentinal defects and microcracks
Describe how to minimize the chance of cracking the root during the root end preparation and root end filling