T-8 MRI in Endodontics

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CE Hours: 1.5

Description: This lecture will describe the advancements in the field of MRI that make its use in dentistry feasible. After a quick review of basic technical aspects of MRI, namely hardware and pulse sequence developments, this lecture will address research exploring the clinic needs not being adequately covered with existing clinical imaging systems in dentistry. Furthermore, it will outline the risk, benefits, and alternatives of future use of MRI in Endodontics so that the practicing clinician can make informed decisions when such technologies become commercially available.

  • Explain why MRI offers greater sensitivity for detecting pathologies.
  • List the characteristics of MRI pulse sequences that allow for visualization and identification of various types of tissue.
  • Discuss the current limitations of using MRI in a dental office setting and how they are being overcome.

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Donald R. Nixdorf, DDS, MS

After graduating from the University of Alberta Faculty of Dentistry, Dr. Nixdorf completed hospital dentistry residency at The Ohio State University, Anesthesia fellowship at Johns Hopkins University, Orofacial Pain fellowship at the University of Alberta, and a Master of Science in Clinical Research at the University of Minnesota. As a Diplomate of the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology (NDBA) and the American Board of Orofacial Pain (ABOP), he maintains a specialty Orofacial Pain practice on the diagnoses and management of chronic TMD pain, headaches, and neuropathic pain within multi-disciplinary settings. Dr. Nixdorf’s research has focused on the topics of non-odontogenic “tooth” pain from a classification, diagnosis, epidemiology, and treatment perspectives, as well as TMD and, most recently, dental MRI, with over 85 published articles. Dr. Nixdorf is Professor, Division Director, and past Graduate Program Director at the University of Minnesota in the Division of TMD & Orofacial Pain.

Don Nixdorf, D.D.S., M.S.

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