Quiz 4/5 Flashcards
Apical periodontitis is 1 of several conditions treated by endodontists
False
What is the only dx option if there’s a DST present?
chronic apical abscess
Asymptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis is a diagnosis that is given when the tooth presents with a pulpal polyp-
True
If you can point to specific tooth in pain, what specific structure allows this to happen?
PDL
PDL has mechano? and nociceptors, pulp only has nociceptors
You can dx PA problems with just a radiograph
False – straight PA, shift shot PA, BW
If 100% of medullary bone is gone, you still might not be able to see PARL on radiograph
true
Radiolucency found at apex of 29 that moves with a shift shot
Mental foramen – most common landmark confused with pathology
Taking distal shift shot would move ML root mesial or distal to MB root?
distal
Can you make a dx from radiographs alone
no
A HRF is easier to see than vertical
true
What radiographs you must take
PA straight, PA shift, BW (not a pano!)
How many diagnoses do you need for a tooth in endodontics?
2
It is uncommon to have a PA lesion on a radiograph for a tooth with an inflamed pulp and early necrosis
true
Periapical periodontitis is one of the several diseases that endodontists treat (T/F)
False
What needs to occur for the patient to localize tooth pain?
inflammation/infection of PDL
