endodontic emergency and flare-ups

Question 1

If a patient has irreversible pulpitis, what is the least you can do? says who?

Answer 1

Hasselgren and Reit 1989: For irreversible pulpitis, pulpectomy is best, but 96% of patients had pain relieved by pulpotomy

Question 2

Who said that for irreversible pulpitis, pulpectomy is best, but 96% of patients had pain relieved by pulpotomy?

Answer 2

Hasselgren and Reit 1989

Question 3

Who said: Flare-ups are positive correlated with multiple appts, retx cases, PARL, periradicular pain before tx, and patients taking analgesics.

Answer 3

Imura and Zuolo 1995

Question 4

Imura and Zuolo 1995-flare ups assoc with 5 things?

Answer 4

multiple appts, PARL, pre-op percussion pain, pretreatment and patients taking analgesics.

Question 5

Trope 1991 flare-ups

Answer 5

Prospective study found flare-ups don’t occur in single visits with no apical periodontitis. They do occur 13.6% of the time in single visit retreats with apical periodontitis.

Question 6

Who did a Prospective study found flare-ups don’t occur in single visits with no apical periodontitis. They do occur 13.6% of the time in single visit retreats with apical periodontitis.

Answer 6

Trope 1991

Question 7

Who found a flare-up rate of 3.2%, positively correlated with pre-op pain?

Answer 7

Walton and Fouad 1992

Question 8

Walton and Fouad 1992 flare-ups

Answer 8

Flare-up rate of 3.2%, positively correlated with pre-op pain.

Question 9

Baumgartner (post op pain assoc. with what?)

Answer 9

Extruded gutta percha or sealer is associated with post-op pain.

Question 10

Who said that extruded gutta percha or sealer is associated with post-op pain?

Answer 10

Baumgartner