Pulp Biology and Microbiology

P-4 - What's Happening Beyond the Apex

Thursday, April 22, 2021

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CDT

CE: 1.5 Hours

Speaker(s)

Renato M. Silva, D.D.S., M.S., PhD

Professor, Department Chair
University of Texas at Houston
Houston, Texas

Moderator(s)

Craig Noblett, DDS, MS

Director, Division of Endodontics
University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Renato M. Silva, D.D.S., M.S., PhD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

This presentation will discuss the cellular and molecular basis of pupal and periapical inflammation, including effector cells and mediators involved in tissue destruction and healing. Host susceptibility to develop pulp/periapical inflammation and future diagnostic and treatment therapies to promote healing will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the inflammatory mechanisms associated with pulpal and periapical inflammation.
Describe key elements involved in tissue destruction and healing.
Explain future diagnostic and therapeutic models for pulpal and periapical inflammation.