Inside Dentistry CONTINUING EDUCATION

INSIDE DENTISTRY CE MAY 2012

Local Anesthesia Considerations in Endodontic Treatment

James Bahcall, DMD, MS

CREDITS: 2.0

COST: $14.00

SOURCE: Inside Dentistry

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READ ABSTRACT Local anesthesia is one of the most important drugs given to patients who undergo endodontic treatment. Yet, clinicians often do not view local anesthesia as a drug and, therefore, struggle clinically to consistently achieve profound pulpal anesthesia. To improve the clinical effects of local anesthesia, one needs to better understand how local anesthesia works, objectively test for clinical signs of pulpal anesthesia, and integrate supplemental anesthesia in conjunction with selecting of the correct type of local anesthesia.

READ LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• describe how local anesthesia works.
• understand how to objectively test for pulpal anesthesia.
• explain how to integrate supplemental anesthesia techniques.
• discuss the correct type of local anesthesia to administer for pulpal anesthesia.

INSIDE DENTISTRY CE APRIL 2012

New Paradigms in Bone Grafting

Michael A. Pikos, DDS

CREDITS: 2.0

COST: $14.00

SOURCE: Inside Dentistry

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READ ABSTRACT A number of naturally occurring bioactive proteins (signaling molecules) are known to be present in bone, platelets, and a number of other cells and tissues. Two types of molecules have received the greatest attention and include growth factors that are primarily mitogenic (cell-proliferative) and chemotactic (cell-recruiting) agents and morphogens that act by causing the differentiation of stem cells into bone forming cells—a process also known as osteoinduction. The purpose of this article is to cover general tissue-engineering strategies, principles, and clinical applications of recombinant proteins to implant dentistry.

READ LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Appreciate general tissue-engineering strategies and principles.
• understand the three general approaches commonly used to engineer tissue.
• understand the role of recombinant proteins in tissue regeneration.

Howard E. Strassler, DMD

Edward A. McLaren, DDS, MDC; and Yair Y. Whiteman, DMD

Pamela M. Maragliano-Muniz DMD; Dona R. Roberts RDH; and Robert J. Chapman DMD