EMERGENCY TREATMENT FOR PAIN AND PULPALLY INVOLVED TEETH

Question 1

The most common causes of toothaches are

Answer 1

• Caries (Cavities)
• Pulpitis
• Trauma
• Pericoronitis

Question 2

The focus of any emergency dental exam should be the area said to be whaaat?

Answer 2

PAINFUL

Question 3

Treatment for Toothache and Infection

Answer 3

(a) Oral analgesics
(b) Oral opiates
(c) Local anesthesia
(d) Anti-inflammatories
(e) Antibiotics: Penicillin 500mg QID

Question 4

Disposition for Toothache and Infection

Answer 4

Refer to dental.

Question 5

What does this indicate
Tap on suspect teeth gently with the handle of a dental instrument. Use adjacent teeth as a baseline. This will elicit tenderness from infections.

Answer 5

Pulpitis

Question 6

Focal erythema, swelling, and fluctuance, with a possible sinus tract (fistula) would suggest what?

Answer 6

a periapical abscess.

Question 7

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