Apexification Outcomes in the United States: A Retrospective Cohort Study
CE Hours: 1.0
Description: This epidemiological analysis used procedure codes from dental insurance claims data to identify apexification cases and evaluate survival at the toothlevel.
At the conclusion of this article, the reader will be able to:
- Describe the survival of apexification procedures, with an average follow-up time of 64 months, performed in a United States population.
- Compare survival rates of apexification reported in this study to success rates of apexification previously reported in the endodontic literature.
- Describe potential barriers to access to care for treatment for immature permanent teeth, as discussed in this manuscript.
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Lorel E. Burns, D.D.S.
Dr. Lorel Burns is a clinician-investigator and assistant professor at New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. Dr. Burns earned her DDS degree at NYU College of Dentistry, completed her specialty training in Endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and was awarded her master’s degree in Clinical Investigation by NYU School of Medicine. In 2019, she was selected as the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) Foundation’s Endodontic Educator Fellow. In 2022, she recognized with the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Junior Faculty Award. Dr. Burns’ research interests include endodontic treatment outcomes, access to dental care, clinician decision-making, and dental education. Her research has been funded by the National
Institutes of Health (NIH)/ National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the American Dental Education Association, ADEAGies Foundation. Her work has been published in peer- reviewed journals including the Journal of Endodontics (JOE), the International Endodontic Journal (IEJ), the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA), and the Journal of Dental Education (JDE). Dr. Burns maintains part-time private practice limited to Endodontics in New York, USA.
Speaker Disclosure:
I declare that I have no proprietary, financial, or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service, course, and/or company, or in any firm beneficially associated therewith, that will be discussed or considered during the proposed presentation.
Nihan Gencerliler, MPH
Nihan Gencerliler has a master’s degree in public health, with an advanced certificate in applied biostatistics. She participated in this study as an Assistant Research Scientist in the Department of Endodontics and New York University College if Dentistry.
Kelly Terlizzi, MS
Kelly Terlizzi has a master’s degree in clinical research. She participated in this study as an Analyst at New York University Health Evaluation and Analytics Lab.
Claudia Solis-Roman, MSc, MPA
Claudia Solis-Roman has master’s degrees in public administration and applied statistics. She participated in this study as a Lead Analyst at New York University Health Evaluation and Analytics Lab.
Asgeir Sigurdsson, D.D.S., M.S.
DDS from University of Iceland. Graduated from University of North Carolina (UNC) in 1992, with certificate in endodontics and MS. Full time faculty at UNC 1992-2004, was the Graduate Program Director of Endodontics 1997 to 2004. From 2004 to 2012 in a private endodontic practice in Reykjavik, Iceland and London, UK and Honorary Clinical Teacher in Endodontology, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, UK. In 2012, he became the Chairman and tenured Professor at NYU Dentistry, Department of Endodontics. Additionally, he is an adjunct Professor at UNC. Dr. Sigurdsson is past President of the International Association for Dental Traumatology and 2014 he was appointed as a Director of the American Board of Endodontics and served as the President of the Board 2019-20. He is currently on the editorial board of Dental Traumatology. Dr. Sigurdsson has been invited numerous times to lecture in 47 countries all over the world, on the topics of pain, endodontics, dental trauma and/or forensic sciences. He has written or co-written over 85 per-reviewed articles and 23 textbook chapters on same topics.
Speaker Disclosure:
I declare that I have no proprietary, financial, or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service, course, and/or company, or in any firm beneficially associated therewith, that will be discussed or considered during the proposed presentation.
Heather T. Gold, PhD
Dr. Heather T. Gold is a Professor in the Department of Population Health and NYU Langone Health. She has a health economist and health services researcher.
