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Evaluation

Outcomes

O-2 - Outcome Focused Treatment Recommendation (ESE Project)

Wednesday, April 17, 2024
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM PT
Location: Petree Hall C
Earn 1.25 CE Credits

    Speaker(s)

  • Ove A. Peters, D.M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc. (he/him/his)

    Endodontics Discipline Lead
    University of Queensland
    Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Disclosure(s): Dentsply Sirona: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

    Handouts

    • Session Host(s)

  • Steven Uttech, D.D.S.

    Resident Endodontist
    University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
    Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

The European Society of Endodontology has developed contemporary recommendations for the management of patients presenting with pulpal and apical disease. For this the so-called S3 process was adopted: (1) a core outcome set was defined, (2) systematic reviews (SRs) were commissioned and (3) a consensus conference was held.
This robust process is new to endodontics but was adopted earlier in medicine and in periodontology. Of note, the core outcome set described ‘tooth survival’ as the most critical outcome, while other critical outcomes were ‘pain, tenderness, swelling, need for medication’, ‘presence of sinus tract’, ‘satisfactory soft tissue healing’, ‘radiographic evidence of reduction of apical lesion size'. In total 14 SRs were published that addressed PICOT questions directly related to the defined outcomes. The concluding consensus conference resulted in a comprehensive guideline document.
This presentation will inform in detail about the process and resulting material relevant for the practice of endodontics.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the process involved in creating the S3 guidelines.
  • List clinical procedures that are effective and evidence-based for core outcomes desired in endodontics.
  • Conduct an assessment of the alignment of their clinical practices with the ESE S3 recommendations.