SP-22 - Implications of Post-Traumatic Treatment of Immature Maxillary Incisors

Friday, April 19, 2024

1:15 PM – 2:30 PM PT

Location: 408 B

Earn 1.25 CE Credits

Speaker(s)

Yuli Berlin-Broner, DMD, MSc, FRCD(C), FIADT

Assistant Professor
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Slides Handouts
Liran Levin, DMD, FRCD(C), FIADT, FICD

Prof. of Periodontology, IADT President & Editor-in-Chief, Dental Traumatology
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Handouts

Session Host(s)

Katie Kickertz, DDS, MS (she/her/hers)

Session Host
Premier Endodontics of SouthPark
Charlotte, North Carolina

Disclosure information not submitted.

Presentation Description/Abstract: Dental trauma to immature maxillary incisors can result in various complications such as discoloration, critical fractures, resorptions, or ankylosis and might lead to tooth loss. All of the above can influence patients’ physical and social aspects, including self-esteem, confidence, eating and speaking abilities, and proper development and growth of the jaw bones.

Treatment of traumatized immature incisors should not only focus on the acute phase but also the long-term consequences. Any time gained with the tooth in the jaw bone, free of infection, is an achievement, as it allows normal growth and development. All these aspects will be discussed, given clinical cases and updated scientific literature. An evidence-based summary will be presented for clinicians to be used as a concise tool when planning treatment for traumatized immature maxillary incisors.

Learning Objectives:

List the common implications of post-traumatic treatment of immature maxillary incisors.
Discuss the pros and cons of common post-traumatic treatments of immature maxillary incisors.
Evaluate dental trauma cases while considering future implications of the treatment provided.