Pulp Therapy for Primary and Immature Permanent Teeth - Myths & Facts
Pulp Therapy for Primary and Immature Permanent Teeth - Myths & Facts
Lecture
Course Fee: $250 30-day early registration: $225
CDE Credits: 4
Saturday, June 17, 2023
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
The primary goal of pulp therapy is to maintain the integrity and health of the teeth and their supporting tissues while maintaining the vitality of the pulp of a tooth affected by caries, traumatic injury, or other causes. Especially in young permanent teeth with immature roots, the pulp is integral to continue root development. Long term retention of a permanent tooth requires a root with a favorable crown/root ratio and dentinal walls that are thick enough to withstand normal function. Therefore, pulp preservation is a primary goal for treatment of the primary and immature permanent dentition.
Lecture Topics
- Discuss the Complex Dentin-Pulp and the behavior of deep carious lesions
- Describe indications for vital and non-vital pulp therapy in primary teeth and immature permanent teeth
- Differentiate between available materials for pulp therapy in primary teeth and immature permanent teeth
- Describe indications for indirect pulp therapy, Cvek pulptomy, cervical pulpotomy, pulp regeneration, apexogenesis and apexification
Instructor
Daniela Rodrigues P. Silva, DDS, MS
Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Chair and Dr. Thomas K. Barber Endowed Chair and
Director, Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program,
Section of Pediatric Dentistry, UCLA School of Dentistry
Course Objectives
- Demonstrate knowledge of the Complex Dentin-Pulp and the behavior of deep carious lesions
- Define and describe indications for vital and non-vital pulp therapy in primary teeth and immature permanent teeth
- Identify and differentiate between available materials for pulp therapy in primary teeth and immature permanent teeth
- Describe indications for indirect pulp therapy, Cvek pulptomy, cervical pulpotomy, apexogenesis and apexification
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