Endodontics L2: pulpal and periapical diagnosis Flashcards
Q18: people with irreversible pulpitis may experience excruciating pain, which can momentarily be relieved by the application of what?
Application of something cold.
Q59: what type of tooth crack is this?
Cracked tooth
Q42: what is suppuration?
The production/festering of pus.
Q49: when can the diagnosis of dentine hypersensitivity be given?
When dentine hypersensitivity cannot be attributed to any other dental cause such as caries, defective restoration.
Q37: what would be the signs and symptoms of acute periapical abscess?
Rapid onset, pain – extreme, tender to tooth, pus formation, mobility of tooth, systemic involvement and swelling
Q21: why wont a radiograph help determine early irreversible pulpitis?
No periapical changes radiographically.
Q65: how would you treat a fractured cusp?
Treat fractured cusp by removing cusp and restoring.
Q26: which two partial endodontic therapy counts as previously initiated therapy?
Pulpotomy and pulpectomy
Q17: would you expect spontaneous or unspontaneous pain with irreversible pulpitis?
Spontaneous
Q60: what type of tooth crack is this?
Fractured cusp
Q8: when would a pulpotomy be performed?
Pulpotomy is performed only when the inflamed pulp is confided to the crown.
Q9: if a tooth has a normal pulp, what symptoms would you expect to see?
You would expect it to be symptom free.
Q5: endodontic treatment are any procedures designed to maintain the health of the pulp (vital pulp therapy). What is the stepwise excavation procedure?
Stepwise excavation is method of managing deep/extensive/advanced dentinal carious lesions to reduce the risk of pulpal exposure and pulpal pathosis (disease state) by removing the caries lesion in separate appointments with > 6-month intervals.
Q7: endodontic treatment are any procedures designed to maintain the health of the pulp (vital pulp therapy). What is the pulpotomy procedure?.
In a pulpotomy, the dentist only removes the pulp in the tooths crown, while leaving the pulp in the roots
Q31: what is periapical tissue?
Periapical tissue is the tissue surrounding the apex a of a tooth, including the apical portion of the periodontal membrane and the alveolar bone.
Q66: on what condition would you do a root canal treatment with a fractured cusp?
Only root canal treatment if crack affects pulp.
Q35: radiographically what would you expect to see in someone with symptomatic periapical periodontitis?
Loss of lamina dura and widening of PDL and some form of periapical radiolucency.
Q54: cracked teeth is difficult to diagnose. If unrecognised and untreated what can it lead to?
Vertical root fracture and extraction of tooth.
Q30: what would you expect to see when you perform percussion and palpation testing on someone with normal periapical tissues?
Teeth will be non-sensitive
Q15: what is pulp allodynia?
painful response to a normally innocuous stimulus.
Q33: a tooth with a vital pulp with reversible/irreversible pulpitis; would you expect to see normal periapical tissues?
Yes, until the necrosis has made its way along the root and into the apex of the tooth to the surrounding tissues only then will you see abnormal periapical tissues.
Q10: what would you do to test if the pulp is vital?
Sensibility and sensitivity testing (mild responses that subsides immediately when stimulus is removed)
Q36: What causes acute periapical abscess?
Bacteria have progressed into the periapical tissues and the patient’s immune response cannot defend against the invasion.
Q6: endodontic treatment are any procedures designed to maintain the health of the pulp (vital pulp therapy). What is the indirect pulp cap procedure?
Indirect pulp cap treatment works by the application of a bacteriostatic/bactericidal liner, such as calcium hydroxide, over the carious dentin to induce remineralization and protect the pulp.
Q41: what does exude mean?
To discharge pus
Q55: what is the aetiology of cracked teeth:
occlusal forces,
abnormal chewing habits,
accidental trauma,
structural fatigue
Q19: irreversible pulpitis can be difficult to diagnose, where you confuse maxillary and mandibular arches in the early stages. Why might this be the case?
Referred pain.