S-11 "My Lip Is Still Numb": A Clinician's Guide to the Prevention, Assessment, and Management of Trigeminal Nerve Injuries
CE Hours: 1.0
Description: Trigeminal nerve injuries secondary to dentoalveolar procedures such as dental extractions, dental implants, and endodontic therapy continue to be a significant concern for patients and practitioners. In this session, we will discuss practical approaches to recognize risk factors, risk mitigation strategies, and nerve injury management for patients requiring surgical and non-surgical endodontic therapy.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify risk factors for nerve damage and prognostic factors of recovery.
- Identify treatment modalities to reduce the risk of nerve injury.
- Describe the assessment and management of nerve injuries, and the timely referral to a microsurgeon when necessary.
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LockedDavid K. Lam, MD, DDS, PHD
David K. Lam, MD, DDS, PhD, FRCDC, FACS serves as the Associate Dean for Medical Integration, Dr. T. Galt and Lee DeHaven Atwood Endowed Professor, and Chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of the Pacific. Dr. Lam specializes in the comprehensive surgical management of patients with cancer, pathology, and trigeminal nerve injury. His research and clinical programs are closely integrated, and his research addresses the challenges he faces in the clinical management of oral and maxillofacial surgery patients. He obtained his DDS with Honors from the University of Toronto and subsequently obtained a PhD in the Collaborative Program in Neuroscience and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Specialty Certificate from the same institution. He earned his MD from the University of California, Davis and completed a Postdoctoral Neuroscience Research Fellowship, as well as a Surgical Fellowship in Maxillofacial Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and Fellow (OMFS) in the Royal College of Dentists in Canada. His funded research focuses on the diagnosis and management of pathology, nerve injury, and pain. In addition to funding on research, education and training grants, Lam has published and presented internationally, nationally and locally on a variety of topics relevant to his research and clinical interests.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose