COLD test - Flashcards
1
Q
Agents of cold application?
A
- Solid CO2… (DRY ICE)
- GREEN ENDO ICE (A CUSTOMIZED material for ENDO use)
- Skin refrigerant (Ethyl Chloride)
- Dichloro difluoro methane
2
Q
Temp of GREEN ENDO ICE??
A
-26.2° c or -30° c
3
Q
Temp of SOLID CO2??
A
-78.2° c ( -58 to -98)
4
Q
Temp of skin refrigerant??
A
-41° c
5
Q
Temp of Dichloro difluoro methane??
A
-51° c ( -40 to -50 )
6
Q
Result we get from COLD testing?? n mechanism behind it..??
A
ACUTE IRREVERSIBLE PULPITIS…
COLD application————-+ Vasoconstriction———-+ INTRAPULPAL pressure reduced ( on the Nerves, say… )… —————+ PAIN relieved..!!