Presented by Jessica Y. Lee, DDS, MPH, PhD; Asgeir Sigurdsson, DDS, MS, Cert Endo; Gustavo Oliveria, DDS, MS; Dick S. Barendregt, DDS, MS, PhD; John R. Christensen, DDS, MS

This exciting session will offer busy clinicians an update on the current concepts and innovative approaches in diagnosis, management, and treatment of dental trauma in children and adolescents. The format will feature a review of up-to-date fundamentals and emerging approaches most to be illustrated by case reviews. Hear from a group of internationally recognized expert speakers in dental trauma. Using the best evidence, we will discuss avulsion therapy from A to Z and bring participants up-to-speed with new concepts in avulsion care. The concept of decoronation and pulp regeneration will be presented and illustrated with clinical cases. Participants will also learn the best operative and orthodontics techniques to achieve optimal esthetic results. In the final component of this course, the exciting area of tooth autotransplantation in children is also presented.

Learning Objectives: 

• Up-to-date science in the area of diagnosis for the permanent tooth in children and adolescents
• Fundamentals of pulp regeneration
• How and when to perform decoronation
• Operative and orthodontics techniques to achieve optimal esthetic results
• The emerging area of tooth autotransplantation