Wound Management: The Key to the Oral-Systemic Link
Presented by: Duane Keller, DMD, FAGD
Original Publication Date: April 17, 2013
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Course Description:
Periodontal bacteria evolve at a much faster rate than human immune capabilities. The process of host responses is explained to facilitate a better understanding of the inflammatory process and opportunities for managing these situations, including oral oxygen therapy that is often used in chronic wound clinics.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how periopathogens affect local and systemic inflammation.
- Recognize the pathways of invasion.
- Learn oxidative and oxygenating treatments for the biofilm-causing disease.
Speaker Bio:
Duane C. Keller graduated from Washington University School of Dental Medicine in 1976 and has maintained a successful private practice in St. Louis, MO. In addition to general dentistry, Dr. Keller works with physicians and physical therapists to provide non‐surgical treatment for TMD patients with chronic pain. Dr. Keller also works with physicians whose patients have symptoms of periodontal disease. These partnerships have been precious for patients at risk for or diagnosed with systemic illnesses. Dr. Keller has lectured to national and international audiences for over twenty years. He has published more than 35 articles in professional journals, most recently an article in The Journal of Clinical Dentistry, and has patented numerous dental appliances and treatment methodologies. In 2004, the FDA cleared his Perio Tray® to place solutions in periodontal pockets.