T-2 Iatrogenic Injuries: Etiology, Diagnosis & Management

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CE Hours: 1.5

Description: Patient injury as a result  of endodontic treatment can have devastating consequences for both the patient and the endodontist. Mishaps that occur during the therapeutic stages of endodontic therapy can result in significant irreversible damage to teeth and the jaws as well as neurologic damage within the head and neck, with an unpredictable course and an uncertain prognosis. This presentation  will discuss the evidence and best practices regarding clinician competence and judgement as well as  actions and behaviors resulting in patient injury and impairment as a result of endodontic care. The presentation will review the data for prognosis and how to determine treatment and intervention strategies in local anesthetic injury; chemical harm from overfill; subcutaneous emphysema from root canal treatment; as well as irrigation accidents and the resulting neural trauma caused by surgical error.

Learning Objectives:  

  • Recognize the advantages of imaging technologies in identifying key neurovascular structures and their proximity to the root canal systems of teeth.
  • Appreciate the hydraulic outcomes of common interim medicament delivery methods and obturation methods as well as their potential for injury and mishaps.
  • Be familiar with prognosis and best practice for injuries and overfill mishaps that result in neurologic damage
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