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Matthew Kinstler, DDS, MS
Assistant Program Director,
US Army Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
 
2:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 30, 2025
International Academy of Endodontics Annual Meeting
The Midland Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
 
“Ultra Conservative Management of Calcified Anterior Teeth"
 
For many clinicians there may not be a more stressful situation in your daily clinical practice than a patient presenting with a symptomatic, calcified, maxillary anterior tooth. This specific case type can and does make clinicians question and second guess their clinical decision making and their own endodontic and restorative abilities. It can get to the point where the practitioner has a fear of treating these cases. I am going to explain and show why most of this stress and fear is self-induced and unjustified. These cases can be predictably and conservatively treated without surgery or static and dynamic guides if some basic guidelines are followed.
 
 
Major Topics:
  • Case selection/case difficulty
  • The rulebook to ultra-conservative management of calcified anterior teeth
  • Access/instrumentation armamentarium
  • Restorative armamentarium  
  
Learning Objectives: 
  1. Attendees will feel more comfortable treatment planning and conservatively treating calcified anterior teeth
  2. Attendees will understand the “rulebook” to ultra-conservative management of calcified anterior teeth
  3. Attendees will understand the proper armamentarium required to complete these case types
 
Affiliations:

Assistant Program Director, US Army Advanced Education Program in Endodontics
Assistant Professor of Endodontics, Army Postgraduate Dental School (USU- Uniformed Services University)
Diplomate, American Board of Endodontics
American Dental Association Member
American Association of Endodontists Member
 
 
About the Presenter:  

Dr. Matthew Kinstler is originally from Glendale, Arizona. He graduated from Midwestern University School of Dental Medicine in 2016. Dr. Kinstler was the recipient of a Health Professions Scholarship through the United States Army. Dr. Kinstler practiced as a general dentist for 5 years before pursuing advanced education in endodontics in the US Army.

Dr. Kinstler completed his endodontics training in 2023 at Ft. Liberty endodontics residency under the guidance of Dr. Steve Delgado and Dr. James Phillips. He became the endodontics mentor at a 2-year AEGD following completion of residency training. He was then selected to become the assistant program director of the Ft. Liberty endodontics residency. Dr. Kinstler will serve in this role until 2026, then will take over as the director of the residency.

Dr. Kinstler is passionate about developing the next generation of endodontists and advancing the field through innovative educational initiatives and rigorous clinical standards. His 4 main passions in life are pre-bent hand files, patency, apical fireworks, and cone pumping. Some would call him an apical barbarian.

 
 
 

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