SP-32 - Resorption and Regenerative Endodontics

Friday, April 19, 2024

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PT

Location: 503

Earn 0.75 CE Credits

Speaker(s)

Bill Kahler, Ph.D

Professor
University of Sydney
Toowong, Queensland, Australia

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Session Host(s)

Anibal Diogenes, D.D.S. (he/him/his)

Professor & Chair , Department of Endodontics
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Presentation Description/Abstract: Regenerative endodontic treatment protocols (REPs) have been accepted as a treatment for immature teeth with pulp necrosis for two decades. However, recent research suggests that REPs are also a treatment option for external inflammatory root resorption. This is not surprising considering the stringent requirement for canal disinfection for REPs. Recent research also suggests that REPs can arrest external replacement root resorption (ERRR). Considering the mechanism of ERR is unknown, what mechanisms could be at play to arrest a previously progressive destruction of the root?

Learning Objectives:

Apply regenerative protocols for the treatment of immature teeth with pulp necrosis and apical periodontitis.
Recognize the possible potential to arrest progressive external replacement root resorption of teeth following severe trauma with extensive damage to the periodontal ligament apparatus.
Discern the difficulty of treating immature teeth where the prognosis is considered poor because of the extent of cell damage.