O-4 Updates on Outcome of Vital Pulp Therapy Outcomes
CE Hours: 1.5
Description: This session will cover current literature on the clinical and radiographic outcome of vital pulp therapy procedures with particular focus on full pulpotomy. Among the issues that will be covered are patient's and tooth related factors, technical procedure, material selection, and their effect on the outcome. Results from clinical trials performed with standardized protocols at Jordan University of Science and Technology will be presented. In addition this session will cover the available evidence on pulpotomy as an alternative to root canal therapy.
Learning Objectives:
- Define the limitation of available diagnostic modalities for the state of pulp inflammation and its healing potential.
- Describe biological basis for VPT procedures and draw cut off points for the selection of pulp capping and pulpotomy
- Analyze available literature on prognostic factors and outcome of VPT.
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Nessrin A. Taha, BDS, GradDipClinDent, DClinDent, PhD
Dr Taha is professor of Endodontics, former Vice Dean and director of postgraduate clinics at Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology. She also Seves as chairman of the scientific and examination committee for Jordan Dental Board Examination in endodontics, and a memer of the ethics committee and institutional review board at king Abdullah University Hospital.
Dr Taha obtained her speciality in Endodontics and PhD from the University of Melbourne in Australia. She is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of dental Surgeons in both the general stream and the special fields of Endodontics and has been awarded Sutherland Prize for outstanding performance in the colleage examination in 2005. She was also awraded the victorian women dentist prize for outstanding female at the Australian Dental Council Exam.
Dr Taha has a long standing interest in clinical research on preserving pulp vitality and regenerative endodontics, She is currently running several trials on the topic for which short to medium term results have been already published. She lectured on vital pulp therapy in national and international conferences and coauthored a book chapter on the topic. She serves as an editorial board member in the International Endodontic Journal, BMC oral health and Saudi Endodontic Journal.
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.