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Chapter 17: Evaluation of Outcomes (Y-L.Ng & K.Gulabivala) : Handouts ? Download From
Chapter 17: Evaluation of Outcomes (Y-L.Ng & K.Gulabivala) : Handouts ? Download From
Chapter 17: Evaluation of Outcomes (Y-L.Ng & K.Gulabivala) : Handouts ? Download From
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• What are our goals when we treat AP ? • What are our goals when we treat AP ?
Function &
Function & symptoms
Infection free Infection free
symptoms
No threat to No threat to
Inflammation Inflammation
general general
free free
health health
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Salehrabi & Rotstein 2004 JOE Friedman & Mor 2004 J Calif Dent Assoc
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No threat to
Inflammation
general
free
health
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Bacteria recovered from teeth with apical periodontitis after In 90% of the infected
antimicrobial endodontic treatment.
canals, bacterial biofilm
remained in the apical 3
mm after root canal
Once established, nonmutans streptococci,
treatment.
enterococci and lactobacilli appear to survive
commonly following root-canal treatment of
teeth with clinical and radiographical signs of
apical periodontitis.
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Current procedures are not • What are our goals when we treat AP ?
Inflammation
No threat to
free
general
health
Courtesy Dr. Frank Paqué
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Lesions of endodontic origin and risk of coronary heart disease. Endodontic variables and coronary heart disease.
“These findings are consistent with research that “ This cross-sectional study did not reveal a
suggests relationships between chronic periodontal significant association between endodontically
inflammation and the development of CHD, treated teeth and CHD nor between teeth with
especially among younger men.” periapical disease and CHD.”
Caplan et al. 2006 JDR Frisk et al. 2003 ACTA odontol Scand
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The impact of Endodontic Infections on the pathogenesis of Cardiovascular Endodontics and diabetes: association versus causation.
disease : A systematic review with meta- analysis using GRADE
…once a significant statistical association has
been found …, it is necessary to exclude the
“Whether the presence of a lesion of presence of bias, which would imply that the
endodontic origin may or may not have some association is artefactual, and to analyze if the
impact on cardiovascular disease, the level of causation criteria defined by Hill (1965) are
evidence is low, and our confidence in the fulfilled to establish a causal relationship. Only if
assessment is low”. they are satisfied, can it be concluded that the
association is causal.
Aminoshariae et al. 2018 JOE Segura Egea et al. 2019 IEJ in print
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Kellesarian et al. 2016 Am J Mens Health Frisk & Kvist 2019 AP in root-filled teeth
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Outcome is
determined
Function &
symptoms
Infection free clinically (lack
of signs &
No threat to symptoms) and
Inflammation
free
general
health radiographically
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Periapical lesion
(Radiograph/ Inflammation Diagnostic accuracy of CBCT used for CBCT had significantly higher diagnostic
CBCT) diagnosis of AP is dependent on the accuracy in detecting AP compared to PR
treatment status of the tooth.
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irrelevant
Function &
symptoms Infection free
Inflammation No threat to
free general health
2012 2014
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induce pain
20- 50% of the patients experience some pain after
endodontic treatment 3-5% is severe
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radiograph
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Hend Sabri
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Patient-centered Disease-
outcome: centered However…
Quality of Life outcome:
Healing of the
There is a difference between
Costs/ pain
Functionality periapical lesion initial apical periodontitis and post-
treatment lesion
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Davide Musu Pradeep Kumar Shlomo Elbahary ACTA=Academisch Centrum voor Tandheelkunde Amsterdam
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