Orathon4: adventures in cramming Flashcards
By definition, Pulpitis is inflammation involving the _________
Sometimes only dilation of _________
dental pulp
blood vessels
2 causes Pulpitis?
Caries
Trauma (Dental restorative procedures!)
Symptom of Pulpitis:
Pain
Reversible Pulpitis: Pain from hot/cold ______ after stimulus removed
Pain is ______ in intensity (intermittent, not always present/reproducible)
Radiographic appearance:
Tx:
fades rapidly
variable
normal
Remove cause if ID or Time!
Irreversible Pulpitis: After stimulus removed:
Varying pain, mild, intermittent to _______
3 stimuli that can produce pain:
Pain may be spontaneous and could be triggered by what?
Pain may be _______
Radiograph:
Tx:
Pain lingers
excruciating
Hot/Cold, Chewing pressure, Percussion
Lying down
continuous
widened PDL
Endo or Extraction
Chronic Hyperplastic Pulpitis, aka…
Caused by what?
Pulp does what?
Typically very sensitive to what?
Tx:
Pulp Polyp
Carious exposure of pulp
Pulp grows into crown (soft red tissue mass)
touch
Endo or Extraction
Pulp Necrosis: death of the pulp due to overwhelming ______ in a confined environment
Bleeding in the pulp chamber results in RBC’s spilling into _______, causing _______
Symptoms:
Often sensitive to :
Radiographs: (2 things)
inflammation
dentinal tubules, discoloration
no pain to intense pain
percussion
PDL thickening or destruction of periapical bone
Periapical lesions are the result of what?
pulpitis (pulpal inflammation)
What % of periapical lesions progress to pulp necrosis?
95% or greater
A tooth with periapical pathology will be _______ when tested
non-vital
3 results of testing a non-vital tooth with periapical pathology
no response to hot/cold
no response to electric pulp testing
percussion/mastication tenderness may still be present
What is the earliest change in periapical pathology?
longer duration?
widened PDL at apex
symmetric apical radiolucency
4 types of localized periapical lesions:
periapical granuloma
apical periodontal cyst
periapical abscess
periapical scar
3 potential sequelae to localized lesions:
sinus tract
osteomyelitis
cellulitis
Periapical Granuloma, aka…
Chronic Apical Periodontitis
What is the most common periapical pathosis?
Periapical Granuloma
aka Chronic Apical Periodontitis
Periapical Granuloma is the accumulation of apical inflammatory tissue in response to what?
what type of inflammation?
may be found in transition from what 2 things?
noxious products of pulp necrosis
chronic
periapical abscess/apical perio cyst
Periapical Granuloma Clinical presentation:
Radiographic presentation:
Tx:
asymptomatic, tooth not mobile, not percussion sensitive
variable, symmetrical, well defined, punched out border, diffuse, loss of Lamina Dura, root resorption
endo (surgical/conventional) or extraction
Periapical Granuloma will see the loss of what in the root tip area of the radiolucency
Lamina Dura
Apical Periodontal Cyst aka…. (2 things)
Periapical Cyst
Radicular Cyst
Apical Periodontal cyst is an epithelial proliferation/cyst formation resulting from what?
inflammatory stimulation of epithelial remnants of Hertwig’s Epithelial Root Sheath
How does Apical Periodontal Cyst present clinically? (4 things)
asymptomatic
not mobile
adjacent tooth displacement can occur
does not enlarge alveolar bone
Apical Periodontal Cyst radiographic presentation:
lucent lesion, variable, punched out border, lamina dura loss, root resorption
3 patterns of Apical Perio Cyst radiographic presentation:
Classic: root tip lucency
Lateral: side of root (lateral root canal)
Residual: remains following extraction
Tx of Apical Perio Cyst:
surgical/conventional endo or Extraction
Acute inflammation due to pulpal necrosis with spread of noxious products into the periapical region
Periapical Abscess
*can also be periapical granuloma
Periapical Abscess can result from what 2 apical conditions?
periapical granuloma
apical periodontal cyst
Symptomatic Periapical Abscess clinical presentation:
Asymptomatic:
percussion/mastication/palpation pain, variable intensity, increasing pain w/ time, Swelling, Active infection
painless, swelling in vestibule/periapically may accompany
Periabical abscess radiographic findings:
Tx:
none obvious to radiolucency, ill-defined, PDL thickening possible
conventional endo/extraction/analgesics for pain
Periapical Scar is due to healing ________, _______, or _______
typically occurs when there has been destruction of ______ on lingual and buccal to tooth
most commonly follow _______
periapical granuloma, apical perio cyst, periapical abscess
cortical bone
surgical endo therapy
3 major types of Sequelae to Periapical Pathology:
Sinus
Osteomyelitis
Cellulitis
Sinus sequelae to Periapical Pathology results from what?
Pus dissecting through bone
*path of least resistance
Depending on the tooth involved and the path of least resistance, Sinus Tract Sequelae from periapical pathology can result in what 2 areas?
Oral cavity
Skin surface
Sinus trace sequelae from periapical pathology resulting in pus to Oral Cavity, aka…
What are the 2 types?
gum boil
hole w/ redness, enlarged nodular mass
Enlarged Nodular Mass (periapical pathology causing sinus tract sequelae) can be what colors?
sessile or polyploid
most are found on what aspect? Why?
Tendency to _____ perforation
yellow/white/red/purple
true
buccal, thinner cortical bone
lingual perforation:
If a Nodular Mass (periapical pathology causing oral cavity sinus tract sequelae) has a Lingual Perforation, what 3 teeth are usually involved?
Mx LI’s
Mx molars - palatal roots
Mn 2nd and 3rd molars
If periapical sequelae reaches the skin it typically involves…
multi-colored, and what teeth are involved?
enlarged nodular mass
mandibular teeth
Periapical inflammation spreading into adjacent bone w/o drainage
Osteomyelitis
Inflammation unable to etsablish drainage that spreads through soft tissues:
Cellulitis
Cellulitis usually spreads through ______
What are the 2 types associated w/ Dental Infections?
layers (planes)
Ludwig’s angina, Cavernoous sinus thrombosis
Ludwig’s Angina typically results from an abscess of what tooth?
involved rapid swelling of what 3 areas?
Which causes elevation of the tongue?
Mandibular molar
sublingual, submandibular, submental
sublingual
Cavernous sinus thrombosis typically results in an abscess of what teeth (2)?
What is the most common source of infection?
swelling involves what tissues?
Mx anterior, Premolar
Canine
periorbital (eyelids, conjunctiva), may also involve lateral nose/forehead
Possible sequelae to Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis:
protrusion/fixation of eye
pupil dialtion
lacrimation
meningitis
brain abscess/death
Decrease in hemoglobin resulting in inability to oxygenate tissue
Anemia
3 types of Anemia:
Iron deficiency: most common
Pernicious: loss of IF, can’t absorb B12
Sickle Cell: hemolytic
What is the most common type of Anemia?
Associated syndrome?
Oral consequence of syndrome?
Iron deficiency
Plummer-Vinson Syndrome
increases oral/esophageal carcinoma
Oral findings of Sickle Cell:
Pain and burning (glossodynia/glossopyrosis)
glossitis, angular chelitis, apthous ulcers
candidiosis
bone density loss
Uncontrolled overproduction of RBC’s, platelets, and WBC’s. Blood becomes viscous
Polycythemia vera
What are the oral findings of Polycythemia Vera?
Erythematous mucosa
2 General types of WBC disorders:
Leukopenia (decreased WBC)
Leukocytosis (increase WBC)
2 types of Leukopenia (decrease WBC):
Agranulocytosis (neutropenia) - decreased neutrophils
Lymphopenia - decrease in lymphocytes (immunosuppression)
Agranulocytosis (neutropenia) oral presentation:
Lymphopenia sequelae:
ragged non-healing oral ulceration
viral/fungal infections
Leukocytosis (increased WBC) can be due to what 2 conditions?
Physiologic (infection)
Leukemia (WBC malignancy)
Primary oral consequence of Leukemia:
secondary:
diffuse gingival hyperplasia, radiolucency
infection and bleeding
Poverty of thrombocytes
Thrombocytopenia
*no platelets
Thrombocytopenia can be primary (immune) or secondary to another condition like ________
leukemia (or drug use)
What are 3 oral manifestations of Thrombocytopenia?
petechiae (red spots)
ecchymosis
purpura around necks of teeth
Hemophilia is an ____ linked deficiency of clotting factor ______
*causes deep bleeding, joints, internal organs
x linked
VIII
Idiopathic facial paralysis:
What nerve affected?
this is a ______ neuropathy
describe onset:
Most have _____ recovery, but there should be a neurosurgical consultation
Bells Palsy
VII
postviral
abrupt, unilateral, middle age
complete
3 attributes of Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome:
cheilitis granulomatosis
fissured tongue
facial paralysis (this is NOT Bell’s palsy)
Tic Douloureux:
Trigeminal neuralgia
*V
Trigeminal neuralgia affects what age group most?
If under 30 suspect what?
45-55
MS (demyelinating plaques)
Trigeminal neuralgia is what kind of pain?
follows _____ zone manipulation
lasts seconds to a minute and is _______
affects any division of V
acute, excruciating, abrupt
trigger
unilateral
True