Paeds Trauma Flashcards
What is recorded on a trauma stamp?
TTP
Colour
Sinus
Mobility
Percussion
Sensibility
Radiograph
What does TTP test?
PDL inflammation
What is a favourable radiograph in outcome post trauma
Continued root development
No pathology
What colours might a traumatised tooth be?
Pink
Yellow
Grey/brown
What causes a pink appearance of a tooth?
Transient, happens immediately after
Fresh bleeding
What causes a yellow appearance of tooth?
This happens months post trauma
Caused by the laying down of tertiary dentine - sclerosis of the canal (pulp canal obliteration)
What causes grey/ brown discolouration?
Happens within weeks of tooth becoming non vital
Due to a build up of blood products (the tooth is non-vital so no cells to clear it out)
What can cause increased mobility?
Damage to PDL, root resorption (creating an unfavourable crown root ratio)
What is a favourable crown root ratio?
1:2
1:1 is minimum for adequate tooth support
What causes decreased mobility/ no mobility
Ankylosis - replacement resorption.
Severe damage to PDL, PDL is replaced by bone which also replaces adjacent dentine and cementum.
What might a dull percussion note suggest?
Root fracture
Ankylosis
What does sensibility testing test?
Tests the nerve supply of the tooth
Note- tooth may not have a vital nerve (negative to sensibility tests) but may still have a vital blood supply.
What are the 4 Ypres of root resorption?
External (inflammatory)
Internal (inflammatory)
Replacement resorption
Surface (external)
What is external inflammatory root resorption?
This is progressive and is initiated by PDL damage (trauma). The pulp becomes non vital and toxins reach the external root surface, resulting in a moth like appearance (on radiograph) on root surface.
Straight, tram line walls of the pulp are still visible.
What is internal inflammatory root resorption?
This is progressive and initiated by pulp necrosis
Causes ballooning of the pulp walls (on radiograph) as infected material from necrotic pulp propagates resorption.
External root surface remains in tact