S-13 - Prognosis of Endodontic Surgery: Evidence Based Approach

Saturday, April 5, 2025

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Floor 3, Room 311

Earn 1.5 CE Credits

Speaker(s)

Igor Tsesis, D.MD

Professor, Department of Endodontics
Tel Aviv University
Rehovot, Israel

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Handouts

Session Host(s)

Frank C. Setzer, D.MD, PhD, MS

Associate Professor
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Igor Tsesis, D.MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Frank C. Setzer, D.MD, PhD, MS: No financial relationships to disclose

Surgical endodontic treatment may be indicated for teeth with apical periodontitis, when a non-surgical retreatment is impractical.
Establishing a prognosis of the surgical procedure preoperatively is important prior to commencing an expensive and invasive endodontic treatment.
The scientific evidence regarding various patient and treatment related factors potentially influencing prognosis will be discussed.
Critical evaluation of the current data using the evidence-based principles will be presented in order to help the clinician in the management of the endodontic surgical cases to achieve the better outcome of the procedure.

Learning Objectives:

Evaluate factors influencing the prognosis of endodontic surgery.
Establish a prognosis of the surgical endodontic procedure using the evidencebased medicine principles.
Explain how to critically evaluate the current literature on endodontic surgery.