Cracked Teeth: Evidence-Based Management Strategies
CE Hours: 1.0
Description: Cracked teeth pose inherent challenges in diagnosis and management and confusion and disagreement abound in our literature. Cracked tooth with radicular extension is a new subclassification of longitudinal tooth fracture, which requires different endodontic and restoration protocols for successful outcomes. An understanding of the nuances of cracked tooth management allows us the ability to help our patients save more teeth.
Learning Objectives:
- Gain an understanding of how cracked teeth and those with radicular extension require specific modifications to endodontic and post-endodontic treatment protocols
- Describe the outcomes data and studies which indicate that endodontically-treated cracked teeth, if managed properly, have a favorable prognosis; and that even deeper cracks may have similar outcomes.
- Appreciate the benefits and pitfalls of CBCT interpretation with longitudinal tooth fractures.
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LockedMatthew C. Davis, D.D.S.
Dr. Matthew Davis is a board-certified endodontist in private practice in Winnetka, Illinois. He attended the University of Iowa College of Dentistry where he received his Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1999 and his specialty certificate in endodontics in 2001. He has been in full-time practice for twenty-four years. He became a diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics in 2010. He has been a<br /><br />member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Journal of Endodontics for over fifteen years and has authored several publications.