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Integration of Quantitative Percussion Diagnostics into Daily Practice
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One of the more challenging diagnostic efforts in dentistry is the assessment of the structural integrity of teeth and dental implants. Cracked teeth, deteriorating/fracturing restorations, loss of cement seal or loss of osseointegration are often hard to diagnose until the results are advanced or catastrophic. Quantitative Percussion Diagnostics (QPD) has been shown in over 28 peer reviewed studies in engineering and dental journals to be an accurate and reliable test for determining the structural wellness of teeth or implants. QPD is a mechanical test similar to evaluation methods used in engineering for assessing structural stability of objects, in contrast to visually based dental diagnostics such as radiographs and visual examination. The mechanism that creates QPD data has been illustrated by Finite Element Analysis of novel models of uncracked and cracked teeth. QPD, FEA modeling plus the addition of AI and Machine Learning are currently creating a future for dentistry of predictive diagnostics, where structural problems can be diagnosed early and rated as to type or severity. Preventive or therapeutic steps can then be instituted earlier in the damage cycle prior to the occurrence of advanced or catastrophic results, providing dentists with a new aid to diagnosis.
This lecture on QPD will highlight clinical examples of QPD being used in a surgical and restorative practice as an important part of the diagnostic tool armamentaria clinicians use for comprehensive diagnosis, clinical treatment, emergency visits for pain of unknown origin, and long-term structural health monitoring as a part of a dental hygiene program.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, Integration of Quantitative Percussion Diagnostics into Daily Practice, participants will be able to:
- Describe how Quantitative Percussion Diagnostics (QPD) works
- Explain why QPD is important.
- Identify what QPD results show the clinician.
- Learn how to integrate QPD into daily practice.
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Author Bio
Dr. Cherilyn Sheets
Dr. Cherilyn Sheets maintains a full-time private practice in Newport Beach, California for esthetic rehabilitative dentistry. She is an international educator, clinician, author and researcher and received numerous awards including the 2002 Gordon Christensen Award for Excellence in Lecturing, the 2004 USC School of Dentistry Alumnus of the Year Award, the 2006 Section Honor Award from the California Section of the Pierre Fauchard International Honor Dental Academy, the 2012 Lucy Hobbs Taylor Award for Lifetime Achievement, the 2012 Honorary Membership in the American College of Prosthodontists and the 2012 Master of Innovative Research Award from the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry. She is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists, Pierre Fauchard Academy and the Academy of Dentistry International.
Dr. Sheets is Founder and Co-Executive Director of a non-profit teaching and research center, the Newport Coast Oral Facial Institute. She and James C. Earthman, PhD, Professor of Material Science and Bioengineering, University of California Irvine (UCI) School of Engineering, are leading research on energy dissipation in teeth and implants. They hold numerous US and International patents on the technology for quantitative percussion diagnostics.
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This free Dental Learning presentation is made possible through the continued support of . Dr. Cherilyn Sheets is a consultant and/or speaker for the following companies and/or organizations: Dental Learning, . Dr. Cherilyn Sheets may receive an honorarium as compensation from the CE Supporter of this presentation and/or from Dental Learning for the time involved in preparing and delivering this online presentation.
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