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Deep Caries and Exposed Pulp; Translation, Contradictions, and Opportunities

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2022 IADR/APR General Session

The 100 th General Session & Exhibition of the IADR was held in conjunction with the 5th Meeting of the Asia Pacific Region. The virtual meeting was attended by individuals from around the world. Those attending the meeting could choose from among 207 Interactive Talk sessions, seven Focused Learning Sessions, three Hands-on Workshops, five satellite symposia, 52 Symposia, one Distinguished Lecture Series and a plenary. 

The recordings in this library from the meeting are a selection of the science that was to be presented as part of the General Session. These recordings give you the opportunity to participate in the meeting and hear from leading researchers. The recordings include the IADR Distinguished Lecture Series speaker and symposia from a collection of scientific groups and networks.

This session can be purchased as part of the full meeting recordings within the product bundles





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Session Description 
Clinical decision-making around the management of the deep carious lesion and the exposed pulp is often divided between ‘traditional’ invasive approaches and the more biologically-based minimal invasive therapies. The development of new approaches focused on biological activity, has stimulated considerable opportunity and subsequent volumes of research in both the basic science and clinical translation areas. Unfortunately, the development of minimally-invasive strategies has been undermined by conflicting advice produced in position statements addressing this area with some embracing selective caries removal and vital pulp treatment and others recommending non-selective caries removal and root canal treatment. In the interests of patients and in order to support the develop of novel therapies it is imperative that consistent evidenced-based information for all dentists encountering deep caries and the exposed pulp is produced and developed. This symposium focusses on presenting and discussing our current understanding and translational clinical studies on the minimally invasive approaches on treating deep caries and delivering new insights into the biological aspects of these approaches.

Learning Objectives
  • Discuss the current approaches and contradictions surrounding the caries removal process
  • Be aware of the healing potential of the cariously-exposed pulp and new strategies designed to exploit this potential
  • Understand current and future concerns and developments in diagnostic terminology and exposed pulp assessment, while highlighting potential barriers to clinical translation
Presentation Date
June 24, 2022

Presenters
Falk Schwendicke - Caries Removal, When how and why: Is Leaving Caries Still Controversial?
Brenda Gomes - Microbiology of the Deep Caries Lesion; Implications for Pulpal Diagnosis and Treatment
Ikhlas El Karim - Harnessing Inflammation for Repair Opportunities in the Cariously Exposed Pulp
Hal Duncan - Diagnosis, Direct Pulp Inspection and Subjective and Objective Measures of Pulpitis

Sponsoring Groups/Networks
Cariology Research, Clinical and Translational Science Network, Pulp Biology & Regeneration Research

CE Credits
1.5 Hours

Financial Interest Disclosure:
None


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