Endo Flashcards
undifferentiated
mesenchymal cells
Tertiary dentin
Large myelinated and small unmyelinated afferent nerves
A delta and C fibers
Course centrally in the pulp
C fibers
Dull throbbing is a ________ pain
second pain
First pain is
sharp and transient
Heat and cold stimuli ____ and ____ fibers
C and A delta
Allodynia
reduced pain threshold
Least realible pulp vitality testing
EPT
EPT contraindicated in ____ patients
cardiac pacemakers
Pulpal diagnosis ________ test
Cold test ( endo ice) , -30˚C
lingering pain
Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis
quick,
sharp, transient response
Reversible Pulpitis
Mild to moderate transient response to
thermal and electrical stimuli
Normal pulp
spontaneous intermittent or
continuous pain
Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis
No complaints of spontaneous pain
Reversible Pulpitis
Symptom, not a disease
Reversible Pulpitis
Draining sinus track
Chornic apical abscess
Apical radiolucency
Asymptomatic Apical Periodontitis
liquefaction necrosis, rapid swelling
Acute apical abscess
Painful inflammation around the apex
Symptomatic apical periodontitis
Localized inflammatory infiltrate within the
PDL
Symptomatic apical periodontitis
Acess preparation is the Straight-line access to
Orifice and apex
SS hand files types
K-file (Kerr), H-file (Hedstrom)
NiTi rotary instruments __________ taper
0 .04 or .06 taper
twisted square, watch winding
method
K-file (Kerr)
SS hand files____taper
0.02 taper
twisted triangle
Reamer
to open the orifice for
straight-line access
Gates-Glidden drills
Barbed broaches
entangle and remove
Step-back
small to big
dissolves GP in retreatment
Chloroform
lubricant, dissolves inorganic material
EDTA
l
- Primary endodontic infection
- Failed endodontic treatment
- Bacteroides
- Enterococcus
faecalis
irrigant, dissolves organic material
Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl)
- Surgical opening in hard tissue
Trephination
- Flexible NiTi files are __________ likely to ledge
less
- Flexible NiTi files are ________ likely to
fracture
more
- Furcal perforation
- Strip perforation
- Coronal perforation
- through pulpal floor
- due to excessive coronal
flaring - through the crown
Root perforation more/ less apical has better
prognosis?
More
signs of a perforation
Immediate hemorrhage or sudden pain
Perforation Internal repair with
MTA
Trauma Protocol
- Tetanus booster (avulsions only)
- Radiographs
- Antibiotics (avulsions only)
- Vitality testing
- More
- Appointments
- Class IV
- Class V
- Class VI
- class 7
- Traumatized tooth that has become non-vital
- Avulsion
- Root fracture with/without crown fracture
- Displacement without crown fracture
Complicated Fracture- With pulp involvement
* Less than 24 hours
* More than or equal to 24 hours
* More than or equal to 72 hours
*DPC
*Cvek
*PPTY
Horizontal Root Fracture
Vital-
non-vital
*Splint
*RCT
Horizontal Root Fracture
– Coronal fracture
– Midroot fracture
– Apical fracture
– rigid splint for 6-12 weeks
- flexible splint for 3 weeks
– flexible splint for 2 weeks maximum to
avoid ankylosis
Horizontal Root Fracture
radiographs
healing is by
3 PAs and 1 occlusal
calcific
metamorphosis
_____% chance of necrosis of coronal segment, necrosis of
apical segment is ____
25%
rare
No displacement, no mobility, PDL
sore
Concussion
Concussion
let the tooth rest
subluxation symptoms and rx
- No displacement, increased mobility
- PDL rips and bleeds
- flexible splint for 1-2
weeks
Extrusion open and closed apex rx:
*reposition, flexible splint, monitor
* reposition, flexible splint, RCT if needed