SP-11 Managing Endodontic Treatment Failures
CE Hours: 1.5
Description:
Conventional endodontic therapy has proven to be a very predictable treatment modality. However, it may occasionally fail. Treatment inadequacies are the major cause of endodontic failure. Signs and symptoms of endodontic treatment failure include radiographic apical/periapical radiolucency, swelling, sinus tract and pain. This presentation summarizes important evidence-based aspects to help dentists identify endodontic treatment failures, determine potential causes of failure, and determine appropriate steps to address the failure. Retreatment success rates may be attributed to improved instrument properties and advanced technologies. The efficacy of contemporary endodontic approaches and technologies such as magnification and illumination, CBCT, XP instruments, ultrasonic devices and multisonic machines, as well as retreatabilty of bioceramic sealers with regards to endodontic retreatment outcomes will also be discussed.
In conclusion, participants will be able to perform endodontic retreatment using more predictable and safe approaches.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss diagnostic methods and treatment plan for endodontic failures Discuss new instruments, materials and technologies used as supplementary techniques for endodontic retreatments
- Discuss endodontic retreatment outcomes
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Renato M. Silva, D.D.S., M.S., P.h.D.
Dr. Silva received his DDS from the University Gama Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1994. He received his endodontic certificate from both Brazil (University Gama Filho) and US (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston). Dr. Silva received his MS (2002) in Endodontics and PhD (2006) degree in Oral Sciences from University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Human Molecular Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Silva worked as an Assistant Professor at University of Pittsburgh from 2007 to 2011, and Associate/Professor/Department Chair at University of Texas at Houston from 2011 to 2021. Dr. Silva is currently a Professor and Chair of the Department of Endodontics at The University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Silva has edited a textbook about Endodontic retreatment and published several peer-reviewed articles in the field of Endodontics and Human Genetics. He is a board-certified endodontist and maintains a faculty practice limited to Endodontics.
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.
Bruno M. Crozeta, DDS, MS, PhD
Graduated in Dentistry from the University of the Region of Joinville (UNIVILLE - Brazil) with a complementary internship at the University Friedrich Alexander Universität (FAU-Erlangen-Germany). Master in Clinical Dentistry / Endodontics and Specialist in Endodontics from University of Positivo (FOUP - Brazil), PhD in Endodontics from Ribeirão Preto Dental School (USP - Brazil) with an internship from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth - USA) and Post Doctoral in Endodontics at Unigranrio (Brazil). Dr. Crozeta works as an endodontist in Ribeirão Preto (Brazil) and has published several articles in the field of Endodontics.
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.
