NS-2 - PAIN: Predictable Analgesics Involve Neuroscience

Friday, April 4, 2025

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EST

Location: Hynes Convention Center, Floor 3, Rooms 302,304,306

Earn 1.5 CE Credits

Speaker(s)

Ken Hargreaves, D.D.S., PhD (he/him/his)

Professor
UT Heath San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Handouts
Nikita B. Ruparel, D.D.S., M.S., PhD

Associate Professor and Director of the Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Session Host(s)

Rebeca Weisleder, D.D.S., M.Ed.

Clinical Professor
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):

Ken Hargreaves, D.D.S., PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Nikita B. Ruparel, D.D.S., M.S., PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Rebeca Weisleder, D.D.S., M.Ed.: No financial relationships to disclose

The objective of this presentation is to provide an update on established and emerging strategies for diagnosing and treating pain of odontogenic origin. The presentation will review the latest evidence and pharmacological agents for understanding peripheral and central odontogenic pain mechanisms and apply this knowledge to improve pain diagnosis and treatment. The session will also incorporate clinical scenarios to help clinicians effectively apply the discussed medications in real-world cases.

Learning Objectives:

Describe peripheral and central odontogenic pain mechanisms
Apply this knowledge to establish differential diagnoses for odontogenic and non-odontogenic pain
Apply this knowledge to better treat acute and persistent odontogenic p