Important Info 2.0 Flashcards
What type of pulpal diagnosis allows for normal healing?
Reversible pulpitis
What type of pulpal diagnosis can return to normal conditions?
Reversible pulpitis
What test is not routinely done?
EPT
T/F: Untreated pulpal infections can become life-threatening
True
First thing you do when thermal testing?
establish base-line
What are current x-rays?
2-6 months, good diagnostic qualities
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Chronic infections favor what kind of bacteria?
anaerobic flora
How many baseline teeth to test?
2-3
T/F: start testing with percussion on suspected tooth
False
T/F: cold test with endo ice on q-tip?
False
Where are proprioceptors?
PA?
in the PDL
T/F: chronic infections with DST rarely become emergent
True
LEO stand for…
Lesion of endodontic origin
Most common mistaken for LEO
PCOD or mental foramen
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What pulpal diagnosis lingers?
irreversible pulpitis
Which one would lead to PA lesion (select all that apply)?
- Asymptomatic irreversible pulpitis
- Symptomatic irreversible pulpitis
- necrotic pulp
True/False: It can take weeks for radiolucency to show up. All medullary bone can be destroyed, need 40% of cortical gone before it will show up on x-ray.
Both statements are true
T/F: Sunquist figured out bacteria were anaerobic gram negative in an infection.
True
T/F: Without bacteria there would be no caries
True