Management of a cracked tooth: What we know and how to treat
Speaker
Dr. Su-Jung Shin graduated from the School of Dentistry, Seoul National University(SNU) in 1998, Seoul, Korea. She finished her internship and residency at the Department of Conservative Dentistry, SNUDental Hospital, and earned a master's degree from the same department. In 2004 Dr. Shin finished the postgraduate program at the Department of Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Universty of Pennsylvania, and earned a master's degree in oral biology from the same institution. She moved back to Korea in 2005 and achieved a Ph.D. degree from SNU in 2011. Now Dr. Shin is currently professor and chairperson at the Department of Conservative Dentistry, Gangnam Severance Dental Hospital, Yonsei University College of Dentistry. She was a co-Editor-in-Chief in the Journal of Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics published by the Korean Academy of Conservative Dentistry and has been actively involved in several related associations in Korea.
Disclosure: Dr. Shin has no relevant financial relationships to report.
Course Description
This presentation will summarize the typical protocol to diagnose a cracked tooth in the clinic and share a new method to detect cracks using a Quantitative Light-induced Fluorescence(QLF) technology.
Educational Objectives
- To obtain evidence-based knowledge about the prevalence of crack teeth, treatment protocol, and prognosis of root canal treatment on cracked teeth.
- To get an insight into new technology to detect cracks.
Contact
For information, please contact Penn Dental Medicine Continuing Dental Education at:
PDMContinuingEd@dental.upenn.edu