SP-14 Vertical Root Fractures in Endodontically Treated Teeth-is It Still a Vexing Phenomenon?
CE Hours: 1.5
Description: Vertical root fractures in endodontically treated teeth were considered a vexing –frustrating issue both for the operator and the patient alike. In recent years, this complication of root canal treatment had showed both advances in VRF diagnosis and in saving from extraction in some of these teeth.
VRF diagnosis has to be done accurately and n timely due to the destructive results in the supporting bone if not achieved in time. The use of CBCT as an additional diagnostic tool, enhances the possibility to achieve accurate VRF diagnosis, although some drawbacks in this imaging modality still exists. Treatment options vary from root amputation in multirooted teeth to a more complex surgical management.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the importance of achieving accurate and timely manner VRF diagnosis
- List the recent advances in VRF diagnosis imaging modalities
- Discuss the various considerations to save a vertically fractured tooth
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Aviad Tamse, D.M.D.
Dr Aviad Tamse received his DMD degree in 1969, and from 1971 to 1973, he attended Harvard Dental school in Boston, Massachusetts, where he received his endodontic training. Dr. Tamse was President of the Israel Endodontic Society, ,and chair of the Accreditation Committee of Graduate Dental Programs in Israel. Dr Tamse served as chair of the department of Endodontology Tel-Aviv University School of Dental Medicine from 2000-2008 , and in 1982 was a co-founder of the European Society of Endodontology. Dr. Tamse has authored and co-authored over 90 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and 5 chapters in books.Recently he served as the senior editor of a book on vertical root fractures in dentistry. He served on the Editorial Board of the International Endodontic Journal . His primary research interest has been vertical root fractures in endodontically treated teeth and is the editor of a new book on root fractures. Currently Dr. Tamse is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Endodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Tel-Aviv University.
