8/27: Sequelae of Pulpal Disease Flashcards
- This is inflammation of the pulpal tissue
a. Pulpitis
- In what ways can you have inflammation of the pulp?
a. Limited blood supply
b. No collateral support
c. Destructive
d. Expansile process
- What expanisle processes can occur in inflammation of the pulp?
a. Blood vessel
b. Leakage of fluid into surrounding tissue
c. Migration of cells
- This looks like a pulp polyp
a. Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis
- How can you see periapical lesions?
a. Presence of open or closed pulpitis
b. Virulence of involved microorganisms
c. Extent of sclerosis of dentinal tubules
d. Competency of host immune response
- How can you tell apart granuloma, abscess, cyst?
a. Granuloma = lining outside the epithelium
b. Abscess = neutrophils
c. Cyst = epithelium lining and open spaces
- Periapical granulmoas are found where?
a. Apex of non-vital tooth
- Is misnomer a true granulomatous inflammation?
No
- How can a periapical granulomas develop?
a. Can come from periapical pathosis or initial periapical abscess
- This is a pathologic cavity located in soft tissue or bone lined by epithelium
a. Cyst
- Cyst must be lined by what?
a. Epithelial lining
- This is a asymptomatic, slow-growing lesion associated with the root apex of a non-viral tooth
a. Apical periodontal cyst
- Is external root resorption possible in apical periodontal cyst?
Yes
- This accumulation of acute inflammatory cells at the apex of a non-vital tooth
a. Periapical abscess
- Can an acute periapical pathosis exacerbation of chronic periapical lesion lead to a periapical abscess?
Yes
- Are periapical abscess generally symptomatic or asymptomatic?
a. Symptomatic
- How can a periapical abscess be asymptomatic?
a. Lack of accumulation of purulent material due to a chronic path of drainage
- What are the drainage pathways of acute periapical infections?
a. Surface of the gingiva (parulis)
b. Palate (palatal abscess)
c. Maxillary sinus
d. Soft tissue space (cellulitis)
e. Floor of mouth (ludwig angina)
- This is a gum boil
a. Parulis
- A parulis is what inflammation?
a. Acute periapical inflammation