T-4 - The Microbiology of AAA Infections

Friday, April 4, 2025

1:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Floor 3, Room 313

Earn 1.25 CE Credits

Speaker(s)

Ariadne Letra, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.Sc. (she/her/hers)

Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Session Host(s)

Katie Kickertz, DDS, MS (she/her/hers)

Session Host
Premier Endodontics of SouthPark
Charlotte, North Carolina

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Ariadne Letra, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.Sc.: No financial relationships to disclose

Katie Kickertz, DDS, MS: No financial relationships to disclose

This presentation will focus on the etiology, microbiology, pathology, and treatment of acute apical abscesses (AAA). Clinical and pharmacologic management and host immune-inflammatory responses to AAA will also be reviewed.

Learning Objectives:

Diagnose an acute apical abscess.
Describe the pathogenesis and key microbial and host immune factors in AAA.
Describe effective clinical management of AAA.