T-9 Current Status of NiTi instruments
CE Hours: 1.5
Description: The clinical practice of endodontics has dramatically changed over the last two decades, to a large extent driven by technological advances in canal shaping. This session will examine the evidence-based that practitioners may use in selecting products and strategies needed when performing root canal preparation. The vast majority of publications describe in vitro data, looking into shaping quality, physical properties and debridement effects of various systems. Other studies highlight actual and possible negative outcomes such as instrument fracture and the development of dentinal microcracks. In contrast, only limited information is available to demonstrate clinical outcomes as related to canal shaping. Open questions are overall preparation sizes and the connection to antimicrobial efficacy and long-term retention. In summary, this session will present researchers and clinicians with a comprehensive review of present technology and perhaps an outlook towards future developments in this area.
- List in detail design features and testing results of current canal preparation instruments and techniques.
- Describe the evidence for possible and actual negative outcomes in root canal shaping.
- Differentiate and critically evaluate evidence for clinical selection of canal shaping modalities.
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Ove A. Peters, DMD, MS, PhD
Dr. Ove A. Peters is the discipline lead and a professor of endodontics at the University of Queensland School of Dentistry. Previously he held faculty positions in Heidelberg, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland, as well as at the University of California and the University of the Pacific, both in San Francisco, CA, USA. He received his postgraduate education in endodontics at the University of Zurich and at UCSF and is certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He was the founding director of the postgraduate endodontic program at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, a professor with tenure and the Chair of the Department of Endodontics at that school. Dr. Peters has wide-ranging research expertise and has published more than 175 manuscripts related to endodontic technology and biology. He has authored two books, contributed to several leading textbooks and is an associate editor for the International Endodontic Journal, an academic editor for PLOS One and serves on the review panels of multiple other journals. Dr. Peters has received, among other awards, the Hans Genet Award of the European Society of Endodontology and more recently the Louis I. Grossman Award of the American Association of Endodontists. He is a member of OKU as well as a Fellow of the International and American Colleges of Dentistry.
Speaker Disclosure
In accordance with this policy, I declare I have a past or present proprietary or relevant financial relationship or receive gifts in kind (including soft intangible remuneration), consulting position or affiliation, or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service, course and/or company, or in any firm beneficially associated therewith, as indicated: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Honorarium (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing
Ove A. Peters, DMD MS PhD
In accordance with this policy, I declare I have a past or present proprietary or relevant financial relationship or receive gifts in kind (including soft intangible remuneration), consulting position or affiliation, or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service, course and/or company, or in any firm beneficially associated therewith, as indicated: Dentsply Maillefer (Self) : Consultant (Status: Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Status: Ongoing), Honorarium (Status: Ongoing), Other Financial or Material
