SP-22 - Understanding and Managing Apical Periodontitis: Where We Are and What the Future Holds

Saturday, May 6, 2023

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM CT

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

Earn 0.75 CE Credits

Speaker(s)

Ariadne Letra, D.D.S., M.S., PH.D.

Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

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Session Host(s)

Leticia Chaves de Souza, D.D.S., M.S., PhD

Resident
University of Texas at Houston
Houston, Texas

Disclosure information not submitted.

Apical periodontitis (AP) manifests with variable clinical and radiographic presentations that may be attributed to differences in microbial and host factors. While the microbial segment of AP has been extensively studied, the host factors involved in AP predisposition have only recently begun to be elucidated. Understanding host and microbial biomarker/molecular signatures in AP is critical for advancing knowledge and for the development of improved preventive and/or precision-based therapies. In this seminar, the clinical presentations of AP as well as host and microbial factors will be reviewed. New perspectives on future diagnostic and treatment approaches for AP will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

Explain how individual host response affects predisposition to pulpal and periapical pathosis
Discuss the results of contemporary microbial analysis of endodontic infections, and how this may guide antimicrobial approaches
Describe how information gleaned from microbial and genetic analysis can inform future precision based treatment approaches