Final Flashcards
Pulpal irritants
microbial
mechanical
chemical
Microbial irritants
obligate anaerobes dominate intraradicular infeciton
gram negatives are most common bacteria in edno infection
Main source of microbial irritaion to dental pulp and periradicular tissues
Dental caries
Is direct pulp exposureto microrgansims a prereq for pulpal response and inflammation?
no
Asepsis
goal in vital case to prevent infection
Antisepsis
goal in nonvital case to remove all organism
Primary RCT infections are
polymicrobial, dominated by obligatory anaerobic bacteria
gram negative anaerobic rods
most frequenct bacterium
Which bugs are easily taken out during RCT
obligate anaerobes
Wht kind of bugs can survive chemo mechanical RCT? and Which ones are freq isolated form failed RCT
Facultative bacteria and E. Faecalis
Mechanical irritatnts
deep cavity prep, lack of cooling, impact trauama, occlusal trauma, deep perio curretage, ortho movement
Chemical irritants
dentin cleaning, sterilizing, desensitixing agents, temp and permnanet filling materials
A fiber
C Fiber
A fiber are mylinated thus fast and fat , C fiber slow (small)
A fiber is sharp pricking feeling, C fiber is burning aching less bearable feeling.
Cell poor and rich zone
alphabet P before R
then closest to top fibroblast & nerve fiber/ venule & arteriole
cell free zone
cell free zone of weil
free of cels, traversed by blood capillaries and unmyelinated nerve fibers.
adjacent to odontoblastic layer
Celll rich zone
subodontoblastic area, alot of fibroblasts and immune cells , dendiritic cells etc.
SAP
First extension of pulpal inflammation into periradicular tissues
Irritants—inflammatory mediators from irreversible pulpitis
*there is inflammation but no swelling
Spontaneous pain
Acute pain to biting or percussion
Hot, cold, electric sensitivity (pulpitis)
May or may not respond to Pulp Vitality Tests
May or may not have PA radiolucency (yet)
Widened (thickened) PDL
Histology—PMNs and macrophages
May have liquefaction necrosis
SAP irritants
Irreversible Pulpitis Bacterial toxins from necrotic pulp Chemicals—Irrigants or disinfecting agents Hyperocclusion—Restorations or bridges Overinstrumentation Overextension of obturation material
SAP tx
remove irritant if vital, the rct, if necrotic rct
if its due to hyperocclusion wait a couple of days
ASSYMPTOMATIC APICAL PERIODONTITIS
Caused by Pulpal Necrosis
Sequel to SAP
Chronic
Generally assymptomatic
Little or no pain
No response to Pulp Vitality Tests
Slightly sensitive to palpation
Widened PDL to Extensive lesion (starting lesion at least)
Granuloma—PMNS, Mast Cells, Macrophages,(no epithelium)
Apical Cyst—Stratified squamus epithelium surrounded by CT containing all cellular components found in granuloma (Granuloma that contains a cavity lined with epithelium—Epithelial Cell Rests of Malessev or Hertwigs root sheath)
59%–granuloma, 22%–cysts, 12%–scars, 7%–?
Tx by RCT or extraction
Condensing osteitis
Variant of AAP
Increase in trabecular bone (response to persistant irritation in pulp)
Mostly mandibular posterior teeth
May or not be painful
no special tx, goes away following rct
osteosclerosis
Hardeninng of the bone is osteosclerosis
Idiopathic (no known cause) kinda looks like condensing ostities
You can solicit pain on condenseing osteitis, on ostesclerosis nothing.
Acute apical abces
Localized or diffuse liquefaction lesion of pulpal origin Destroys periapical tissues Disintegrating PMNs Necrotic pulp Abcess within a granuloma
Rapid onset of acute spontaneous pain to percussion and biting and palpation!!!
Moderate to severe discomfort and swelling—intra and sometimes extraoral
Purulence (pus), sinus tract (more common in chronic)
Surrounding the abscess is granulomatous tissue (an abscess within a granuloma)
Lymphadenophy—submandibular and cervical
Periapical Radiolucency
No response to Pulp Vitality Tests
Varying degree of mobility
Frequently febrile
AAA is freq
febrile,
do RCT or I and D
Chronic apical abcess
Inflammatory lesion of pulpal origin
Long standing lesion
Same histology as AAA
Generally assymptomatic Not sensitive to biting May feel different to percussion No response to pulp vitality tests Apical radiolucency Mucosal or facial sinus tract
RCT overview
Hyperplastic Pulpitis—Pulp Polyp….RCT
Irreversble Pulpitis—Symptomatic or Assymptomatic … RCT
Necrotic Pulp… RCT
Symptomatic Apical Periodontitis—SAP .. RCT. UNLESSED CAUSED BY HYPEROCCLUS
Assymptomatic Apical Periodontitis—AAP ..RCT BECAUSE NECROTIC
Acute Apical Abcess—AAA.. RCT/febrile
Chronic Apical Abcess—CAA …RCT
Condensing Osteitis..RCT
Pathways of pulpal disease
Dentinal Tubules—exposed tubules always put pulp at risk
Direct Pulp Exposure- most obvious route
Caries—most common cause
Iatrogenic—restorative procedure
Trauma—crack
perio disease
Two-way street—microbes in subgingival biofilms could reach the pulp by the same pathway that intracanal microbes reach the periodontium
Pulpal necrosis only occurs if periodontal disease (pocket) reaches the apical foramen due to damage of blood vessels that penetrate the apical foramen
Anachoresis/Chemotaxis
Microbes transported in blood to areas of tissue damage
Traumatized teeth become infected thru this pathway
Enamel cracks
pulp reactions
3 reactions protect the pulp against caries (decrease in dentin permeability, tertiary dentin formation, inflammatory and immune responses)
Pulp is the only connective tissue in the body with the ability to protect itself from certain external irritants
Swelling—cardinal sign of inflammation (pulp has limitation on volume) also, almost no collateral circulation
Viscious Cycle in Response to Trauma
Increased blood flow leads to vasodilation and an increased capillary pressure, which leads to increase capillary filtration which leads to increased tissue pressure resulting in pulpal pain!
This increased pressure outside the vessels compresses the thin-walled venous vessels which leads to a decreased blood flow and increased filtration, strangulating the pulpal vessels
Occurs only at site of injury—can remain localized for some time especially if irritant is removed
If injurious irritant is strong and long lasting, the inflammation will spread throughout the pulp (from periphery to central to root to periapical tissues = pulpal necrosis
INFLAMATORY PROCESS
PMNs, macrophages, plasma cells
Mast cells not found in normal/healthy pulps appear and release histamine initiating immune response
Pulp polyp
Rare!
Successive breakdown of pulp stops
Opening of pulp cavity occurs
Instead of necrosis, pulp tissue proliferates
Hyperplastic pulpitis
Generally young teeth
Generally assymptomatic
Surface epithelium forms from oral epithelial cell implantation
pulpal necrosis
Caused by bacteria and bacterial products or loss of blood supply
Infectious agents cause liquifaction necrosis
Blood loss causes ischemia/coagulation necrosis (trauma)
Chief complaint
Medical History
Dental History
First Information Obtained
Volunteered by Patient
Periapical testing is more…
Thermal is more..
percussion, pulpal
Cold ice water on face to relieve pain what is dx?
irreversible pulpitis or pulpal necrosis
Guy with ice was making the pulp shrinking, keeping pressure downa nd vessels form expanding.
Probably a necrotic pulp because hes coming in with a hot pulp
Hot and tender indicates
necrosis
really tender indicates
pulpitis
swelling in face is tell tale sign of
acute alveolar abcess
Dental history
point to offending tooth, when did symptom first start, how bad does it hurt, what produces or reduces symtpoms, how long to dypmtoms last?
classify pulp diseases
Reversible Pulpitis Irreversible Pulpitis Pulpal Necrosis Previously Initiated Pulpal Therapy Normal