Annual Endodontic Christmas Congress in Prague

The Annual Endodontic Christmas Congress. This time in cozy Prague! The goal of the lecturers: to teach the most advanced protocols of endodontic treatment in 2023.

During the lectures by world-class endodontists including Martin Trope, Michael Solomonov, and Marco Versiani, you will learn the protocols for: 

– preoperative and postoperative pain relief in endodontics

– mechanical preparation, irrigation, and obturation using the latest materials and instruments

– conducting vital pulp therapy

– treatment of adult patients

– treatment of external root resorption

– treatment of endo-perio lesion.

Together with the lecturers, we are waiting for you at the Annual Endodontic Christmas Congress in the magical Christmas city of Prague!

PROGRAM

DAY 1

09.00-10.30

Martin Trope

Lecture 1 – Pain сontrol in endodontics: from pre-op to post-op

– Pathogenesis of reversible and irreversible pulpitis and apical periodontitis

– Differential diagnosis of reversible and irreversible pulpitis and apical periodontitis

– Anesthesia protocols for various nosological forms of diseases

– Pain relief for acute pulpitis

– Pain management prior to endodontic treatment

– Pain relief post endodontic treatment

– Post-Operative medications and pain Management.

10.30-11.00

Coffee break

11.00-12.30

Lecture 2 – The expanding role of vital pulp therapy

– The reaction of the pulp to the caries process

– Planning for a successful vital pulp treatment

– Biological indications for pulpotomy, direct and indirect pulp capping, pulp regeneration

– Materials for pulp therapy. Bioceramic materials

– Modern and future methods of effective pulp therapy.

12.30-14.00

Lunch

14.00-15.30

Lecture 3 – Anatomic instrumentation and root filling

– Disadvantages of traditional endodontic instrumentation

– New endodontic instruments for root canal treatment

– 3D endodontic instrumentation for root canal treatment

– New materials for root canal obturation

– Bioceramic sealers for root canal obturation.

15.30-16.00

Coffee break

16.00-17.30

Marco Versiani

Shaping for сleaning the root canals: a clinical-based strategy

– The importance of 3D imaging systems in the visualization of teeth anatomy and their surrounding structures in endodontics

– The difference between CBCT and micro-CT and their uses in in vivo and ex vivo studies to assess the canal anatomy and its influence on different procedures applied to the – root canal system

– The typical deviations found in root canal anatomy and discuss their importance

– The difference between the traditional Cleaning & Shaping concept and how contemporary canal irrigation (Shaping for Cleaning) should be performed

– The limitations and potential benefits of engine-driven technology in root canal preparation

– The latest research findings on root canal anatomy and canal shaping techniques to clinical practice to enhance patient outcomes.

DAY 2

09.00-10.30

Matthias Zehnder

Lection 1 – Chemical root canal treatment

– Irrigants in endodontics

– Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl)

– New in chemical root canal treatment

– Irrigant activation methods

– Dentin conditioning: does it matter?

– Why is it hard to study treatment steps in endodontics?

– When can I treat in one visit?

10.30-11.00

Coffee break

11.00-12.30

Lection 2 – The Perio-Endo сonundrum

– Diagnostics and diagnostic terms

– Similarities between endodontic and periodontal disease

– Differences between endo and perio conditions

– Anatomical considerations

– How to treat?

12.30-14.00

Lunch

14.00-15.30

Michael Solomonov

Root сanal system age related changes. Choice of instrumentation and irrigation

Author propose clinical algorithm for most appropriate instrumentation and irrigation after review of existing data about:

– Age-dependent differences in canal morphology: cross section, diameter, isthmuses prevalence

– The structural characteristics of dentin

– Endodontic outcomes.

Classification of canal complexity based on clinical specific situation and age factor will be useful for every clinician.

15.30-16.00

Coffee break

16.00-17.30

Paul Lambrechts

External cervical root resorption. Treatment and outcome

– Aetiology and pathogenesis of external root resorption

– Diagnosis of external root resorption. CBCT analysis

– Assessment of the severity of external root resorption

– The choice of treatment tactics depending on the clinical situation

– Modern materials for the treatment of external root resorption

– Minimally invasive approach in the treatment of external root resorption

– Working with hard and soft tissues in the treatment of external root resorption

– Protocols for the treatment of external root resorption depending on the clinical situation

– Treatment prognosis of external root resorption.