Aims and objectives:

• Understand the predictors of successful endodontics in relation to characteristics of a crack
• To be able to diagnose cracked teeth
• Appreciate when a crack may deem a tooth unrestorable
• An evidence-based overview of the diagnosis and management of cracked teeth
• Cracks, the difficult conversations with patients
• How to manage situations where pain is difficult to localise and you're in a diagnostic dilemma
• What if you just can’t find out which tooth it is, what should you say to the patient?
• What % chance of success should you give to the patient based on clinical findings?
• Can you use a cotton wool roll as an alternative to a Tooth Slooth?
• Should you chase a crack?
• When you open a molar access cavity and trace a crack - where is the cut off, for the extent of the crack, before it is deemed not worth saving?
• Any advice for GDPs dealing with CTS?
• What is the evidence for RCT in patients with cracks?
• What is the consent conversation you have regarding cracks?
• Impact of CBCT in endodontics
• Can you spot a crack on a CBCT?

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