Trauma: Complicated Crown and/or Root Fracture of Permanent Teeth
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Dr. Martin Trope was born in Johannesburg, South Africa where he received his BDS degree in dentistry in 1976. From 1976 to 1980 he practiced General Dentistry and Endodontics. In 1980 he moved to Philadelphia to specialize in Endodontics at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating as an endodontist he continued at the University of Pennsylvania as a faculty member until 1989 when he became Chair of Endodontology at Temple University, School of Dentistry. In 1993 he accepted the JB Freedland Professorship in the Department of Endodontics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Dentistry. Named in honor of one of the founding fathers of Endodontics, the Freedland Professorship recognizes significant contributions to the specialty. In 2014, he was awarded the Jens Ove Andreasen Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Association of Dental Traumatology. Dr. Trope is Clinical Professor, Department of Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
Disclosure: Dr. Trope has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Course Description
In this presentation, there will be a discussion on the conditions and materials required for predictable success of complicated crown and/or root fracture of permanent teeth. In addition, regeneration of new tissue into the pulp space has become more predictable. The requirements and techniques for this procedure will be presented.
Educational Objectives
- Understand the basic healing repsonses of the pulp and periapical tissues
- Demonstrate the materials and techniques required for predictable success in pulp capping.
- Cover tissue regeneration into the pulp space
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