FCE1: Lost Art or Lost Cause: Treating Furcations
Presenters
Description
FCE1: Lost Art or Lost Cause — Treating Furcations Speakers will address the pros/cons of furcation treatment and argue how it’s better than extracting teeth and placing implants.
Dr. Paul A. Fugazzotto
- Understand the therapies necessary to predictably treat furcation involved teeth and attain long term success, as well as the factors that lead to failure.
- Understand the therapies necessary for immediate molar implant placement and the factors that lead to long term success or failure.
Dr. Pamela K. McClain
- Identify which regenerative therapies are most successful in achieving predictable outcomes in furcation defects.
- Understand the critical factors that determine when to pursue regenerative therapy versus when extraction is more appropriate for teeth with furcation involvement.
Dr. Yoshitaka Nara
- Understand the clinical assessment of furcation defects and surrounding periodontal tissues necessary to determine indications for regenerative therapy.
- Understand the key factors required for successful regenerative surgeries in furcation defects.
CE Hours: 1.5
Disclosure(s):
Rachel A. Schallhorn, DDS, MS: Geistich: Speaker: Receiving Direct Honorarium; McGuire Institute: Direct Research Contract
Paul Fugazzotto, DDS: No financial relationships to disclose
Satoru Urano, DDS: No financial relationships to disclose
Yoshitaka NARA, DDS: Geistlich Pharma Japan: Speaker: Receiving Direct Honorarium; ITI section Japan: Speaker: Receiving Direct Honorarium; Osteology Foundation: Speaker: Receiving Direct Honorarium; Quintessence Japan: Speaker: Receiving Direct Honorarium; Straumann Japan: Speaker: Receiving Direct Honorarium
Pamela McClain, DDS: No financial relationships to disclose
