Final Exam Part 2 Flashcards
What are the causes of pulpitis?
- chemicals from filling materials
- depth of tooth preparation by a dentist
- Cracks in the crown or root
- Caries
- Iatrogenic cause
- Trauma
- pulp exposure
- Periodontal pocket
What is reversible pulpitis?
- Asympotmatic unless stimualated
- Sharp intense pain
- Temperature changes response
- Treatment protection from further thermal stimulation
What is irreversible pulpitis?
- Spontaneous
- pain less intense: but longer
- Worsens when laying down
- Treatment RCT or extraction
What is acute vs chronic pulpitis?
- Acute is rapid bacterial invasion (mostly in kids)
- Chronic- low grade irritant, dentin acts as a barrier
What is pulpal necrosis?
- Pulp tissue no longer living: Untreated pulpitis
- Asymptomatic
- pain associated with exudate entering PDL
What is a periapical lesion?
- formation depends on virulence of bacteria, sclerosis of dental tubules, host immune response
- When acute pulpitis extends into adajacent tissue
What are common lesions to follow pulpitis?
- Periapical granuloma
- Periapical abscess
- ostemyelitis
- Cellulitis
A 45-year-old patient presents to the dental clinic complaining of persistent, localized pain on tooth #31 for the past week. The patient reports that the pain is exacerbated when biting down and is accompanied by occasional throbbing. Endo ice test reveals no response. The percussion test elicits sharp pain, and palpation of the buccal and lingual gingiva reveals tenderness. The dentist gathers information shown on the radiograph and clinical exam and provides two diagnoses: The first is pulpal necrosis. What is the most likely the second diagnosis?
Periapical abscess
What is osteomyelitis?
- Inflammatroy process within trabecular bone
- Most commonly caused by direct extension of an untreated periapical abscess
Descript the lesion within the image
Osteomyelitis
What is cellulitis?
- Painfull swelling of the tissue of the head and face resulting from spread of purulent exudate
- draining tract called parulus or fistula
Describe the photo
Chellulitis
No active caries found on the patient. What is the most appropriate consideration?
Internal resorption
What is this that resulted from pressue from atumor and excessive occlusiom?
External resorption
A patient comes in for a periodic exam. Patient claims to not have any significant complaints, but she tells you about an occasional ache on the lower left side of her mouth. Upon clinical examination, the tooth #19 exhibited tenderness to percussion and palpation. A periodontal probe revealed probing depths of 8 mm on the mesiolingual (ML) region, accompanied by bleeding upon probing. Radiographic examination revealed a J-shaped radiolucency around the mesial root. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Vertical root fracture