Dental Trauma Without Drama
Dental Trauma Without Drama
Course overview
An online guide containing comprehensive information on dental trauma.
In just 3 lessons you will learn:
protocols of immediate management of teeth following horizontal root facture
the endodontic management protocols for teeth that develop pulp necrosis and infection of the root canal system following horizontal root fracture
methods of treatment of external inflammatory root resorption
techniques of endodontic treatment of teeth with open apex in deep fractures.
What you will learn
- Perform immediate emergency management steps for teeth with horizontal root fractures.
- Assess and classify horizontal root fractures to guide prognosis and follow-up strategies.
- Apply endodontic protocols for pulp necrosis and infected root canals after traumatic fractures.
- Implement treatment approaches for external inflammatory root resorption and open-apex cases.
Course lessons
Lesson 1. Management of Horizontal Root Fractures
New classification for horizontal root fractures
The clinical findings and diagnose teeth with horizontal root fractures
The various tissue responses to horizontal root fractures
The prognosis for teeth following horizontal root facture according to the position of the fracture
The immediate management of teeth following horizontal root facture
The long-term management of teeth with horizontal root fractures
The endodontic management protocols for teeth that develop pulp necrosis and infection of the root canal system following horizontal root fracture
The restorative options for managing teeth with horizontal root fractures.
Lesson 2. Strategies to reduce the consequences of impact trauma to the teeth
The favourable and unfavourable consequences of impact trauma to the teeth
Factors that affect the healing of traumatic dental injuries
The requirements for external inflammatory resorption to occur
How external inflammatory resorption can be prevented following certain injuries to the teeth
How external inflammatory resorption can be managed if it is already present
Factors that lead to ankylosis and external replacement resorption
How external replacement resorption may be minimised or delayed
Classify the injuries where root canal treatment should be commenced as part of emergency or early management of the injury
Outline the injuries where root canal treatment should not be part of the emergency management of the injury.
