SP-10 - The Question Mark in the Crack

Saturday, May 6, 2023

9:15 AM – 10:00 AM CT

Location: McCormick Convention Center Lakeside Center, E353A (Level 3)

Earn 0.75 CE Credits

Speaker(s)

Elinor Alon, D.M.D.

Interim Chair and Postgraduate Program Director
Tufts University
Brookline, Massachusetts

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides
Rachel Monteiro, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Malden, Massachusetts

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Handouts

Session Host(s)

Patrick Hoye, D.M.D

Resident
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Framingham, Massachusetts

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Cracked teeth received a variety of definitions and descriptions over the years. A lack of agreement still prevails among clinicians on this topic when it comes to diagnosis and treatment planning. Accurate clinical evaluation, including 3D imaging, should be the foundation of our assessment of cracked teeth, mainly to avoid over diagnosis of such a condition. A current understanding of differential diagnosis plays a major role in ruling out any other pathosis that may mimic a cracked tooth. This presentation will include a review of clinical cases that initially presented as cracked teeth and ended up being saved. The clinical cases will be accompanied by the most recent evidence-based literature regarding classification, diagnostic terms and prognosis of cracked teeth.

Learning Objectives:

List the challenges in the diagnosis of cracked/fractured teeth
List the possible differential diagnosis for a cracked tooth
Discuss possible treatment options for cracked/fractured teeth based on the relevant prognostic factors