Speaker: Lourdes M. Amador, DDS,|Research has shown that periodontal diseases may lead to changes in the pulp, however, when both apparatus are affected, periodontal and endodontic therapy is indicated because the disease of one may influence and alter the physiological condition of the other. Some publications have suggested that periodontal disease is more deleterious to the pulp than both caries and restorations combined. Others publications have shown negligible effect. This presentation is directed to discuss these difference and analyze these changes.​

Speaker: Domenico Ricucci, D.D.S., M.D. In the presence of deep caries, clinicians routinely face conditions in which they have to decide whether the dental pulp can be saved or not. The most currently used classification of pulpitis is based on the prognosis of treatment, according to which pulpitis is deemed as reversible or irreversible.

Speaker: Bradford R. Johnson, D.D.S., M.H.P.E. The goal of this presentation is to serve as a brief overview of medical conditions and medications that may require treatment modification to ensure safe surgical treatment. The presentation will focus primarily on cardiovascular disease, selection of local anesthetic, anticoagulant therapy and hemostasis, diabetes, kidney and liver disease, immunosuppression, history of antiresorptive agent drug therapy, prosthetic joint replacement and relevant drug interactions.

SP-1: Speaker: Carlos Aznar Portoles, D.D.S., M.Sc. The success rate of endodontic surgical retreatment has shown to be above 90% when modern techniques are used. This presentation will focus on the surgical management of teeth that had previously been unsuccessfully surgically retreated. SP-2: Speaker: Bruce Y. Cha, DMD. In posterior maxilla, the sinus and posterior teeth are often intimately located and their mutual health intricately related. Clinicians should be aware of this interdependence when diagnosing and treating diseases in this region. SP-3: Speaker: Rachele Luciano, DMD. Post-operative pain can, in some cases, persist several months after endodontic therapy despite seemingly adequate treatment. When endodontic pathology has been ruled out, we must start thinking outside the box.

Speaker: Asma Khan, B.D.S., Ph.D. It is well established that microbial infections play a key role in the initiation and progression of pulpal disease. The host response to pathogenic infection, which is critical to disease progression, is less understood. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that underlie the host response may lead to diagnostics that predict treatment outcome. The informed clinician can then choose which treatment option is best. This session covers recent advances in the molecular mechanisms of pain, the immune response and regeneration of the pulp-dentin complex.

Speaker: David E. Witherspoon, B.D.S., M.S., M.F.A., F.I.C.D, This lecture will exam the current and future trend in vital pulp treatment. A case-based analysis will be used to explore treatment options that incorporate evidence-based treatment protocols into the everyday clinical practice.

Authors: Yuri M. Costa, Ph.D.; Paulo Roberto J. de Souza, D.D.S.; Vanessa A. S. Marques, MS.c.; Paulo Cesar R. Conti, Ph.D.; Rodrigo R. Vivan, Ph.D.; Marco Antonio H. Duarte, Ph.D. and Leonardo R. Bonjardim, Ph.D. | This case-control study aimed to compare trigeminal somatosensory sensitivity between patients with a clinical diagnosis of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis (n 5 33) and healthy participants (n 5 33) and to evaluate the impact of somatosensory stratification of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis on pulp sensibility testing.

Authors: Maryam Zanjir, DDS, Nima Laghapour Lighvan, HBSc, Carilynne Yarascavitch, BSc, DDS, MSc, Dip. ADBA, Joseph Beyene, BSc, MSc, PhD, Prakesh S. Shah, MSc, MBBS, MD, DCH, MRCP, FRCPC, Amir Azarpazhooh, DDS, MSc, PhD, FRCD(C) Several strategies have been investigated for achieving successful pulpal anesthesia during endodontic treatment of mandibular molars with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis. However, comprehensive evaluation and identification of the most efficacious and safe intervention are lacking. We aimed to determine this using network meta-analysis.

Authors: Firas Elmsmari, DDS∗, Xavier-Fructuós Ruiz, DDS∗, Queralt Miró, BSc†, Nancy Feijoo-Pato, DDS∗, Fernando Durán-Sindreu, DDS, PhD∗, Juan Gonzalo Olivieri, DDS, PhD The current systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the success rate of partial pulpotomy in treating permanent posterior teeth with carious vital pulp exposure. A secondary aim was to assess the prognostic factors using a meta-regression.

Authors: Miguel Seruca Marques, D.D.S., Paul R. Wesselink, D.D.S., Ph.D., Hagay Shemesh, D.M.D., Ph.D. The aim of this experimental study was to assess the outcome of direct pulp capping with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) after complete excavation of caries in permanent dentition with a 2-visit treatment protocol.