Associations between Pain Severity, Clinical Findings, and Endodontic Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

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CE Hours: 1.0

Description: Thorough pain assessment and thermal and mechanical testing are the primary diagnostic tools used to assess the status of pulp and periapical tissues in teeth with potential endodontic pathology. This study evaluated predictors of acute odontogenic pain to better understand the relationship between endodontic pain, clinical testing, endodontic disease, and diagnoses.

  • Investigate which demographic, clinical and radiographic factors predict the intensity of pre-operative odontogenic pain due to pulpal/periapical diseases.
  • Evaluate whether different mechanical testing (percussion, palpation) capture different aspects/stages of endodontic pathology. 
  • Investigate if mechanical hypersensitivity might be due to peripheral and/or central sensitization caused by damaged sensory afferents of the pulp and/or periapical tissues.

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Ozge Erdogan, DDS

Matthew Malek, D.D.S.

Dr. Malek received his certificate in the specialty of endodontics from NYU Dentistry in 2011. He is currently the Director of the Advanced Education Program in Endodontics at NYU and practices endodontics in private practice in Manhattan, New York. 

He is involved with several research projects which focus on pain, Regenerative Endodontics, and Invasive Cervical Resorption of the root which he has the most interest. He lectures frequently to local, national, and international communities on the topic of resorption. Dr. Malek is the faculty winner of the Foundation of Endodontics Spring 2022 Competitive Research Proposal for his research on Invasive Cervical Resorption. Dr. Malek is the author/co-author of several peer-review articles and chapters in prominent endodontic journals and textbooks.

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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.

Jennifer L. Gibbs, MS, DDS, PhD

Jennifer L. Gibbs, M.A.S, D.D.S., Ph.D. is Director of the Endodontics Division and Program Director of Advanced Graduate Education Program in Endodontics and an Associate Professor at Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Dr. Gibbs received her dental degree and her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. She then completed a certificate in Endodontics and an M.A.S. in Clinical Research from the University of California San Francisco, as well as a postdoctoral training period. She is now a full time faculty at Harvard.

Dr. Gibbs heads a translational research group focused on understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of orofacial pain with a focus on dental pain, and patient centered outcomes of endodontic treatments. She teaches clinically in the advanced graduate Endodontic Program and lectures to both post-graduate and pre-doctoral students. Dr. Gibbs cares for patients at the Faculty Practice at Harvard. She is a past Educator Fellow of the American Association of Endodontics.

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In accordance with this policy, I declare that I have NO past or present proprietary or relevant financial relationship or receive gifts in kind (including soft intangible remuneration), consulting position or affiliation, or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service, course and/or company, or in any firm beneficially associated therewith.