This month’s episode of EMplify, a podcast corollary to the Emergency Medicine Practice journal, focuses on management strategies that improve dental emergency outcomes. Hosts Jeff Nusbaum, MD, and Nachi Gupta, MD, cover all aspects of the diagnosis and management of this condition, from initial diagnosis and treatment in the emergency department to controversies and cutting-edge strategies.
This podcast is based on the full-length review published in the June 2017 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice. In it, author Ryan Pedigo, MD, Director of Undergraduate Medical Education at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine, cover evidence published in more than 700 articles and reviewed recommendations from the International Association for Dental Traumatology and the Cochrane Database.
Topics covered in this episode of EMplify include:
Case Presentations
Dental Anatomy
Pathophysiology
Traumatic Dental Emergencies
Concussion
Subluxation
Luxation
Avulsion
Fracture
Ellis classification system
Atraumatic dental emergencies
Dental Infections
Dental Disease
Prehospital Care
Imaging
Nerve blocks
Antibiotics
Management of tooth trauma
Treatment for dental fractures
Summary of key points
Links and resources:
Tables referenced in this podcast episode – http://www.ebmedicine.net/topics.php?paction=showTopicSeg&topic_id=543&seg_id=9020
Dental Emergencies: Management Strategies That Improve Outcomes – https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics.php?paction=showTopic&topic_id=532
Clinical Decision Making in Emergency Medicine – http://www.clinicaldecisionmaking.com/
Last Updated on January 25, 2023
Sam Ashoo, MD, FACEP, is board certified in emergency medicine and clinical informatics. He serves as EB Medicine’s editor-in-chief of interactive clinical pathways and FOAMEd blog, and host of EB Medicine’s EMplify podcast. Follow him below for more…
