Test Files Flashcards
Normal healing
Reversible pulpitis
Return to normal condition
Reversible pulpitis
Test not routinely done
EPT
Untreated pulpal infections can become life-threatening
True
First thing you do when thermal testing
Establish base-line
Current x-rays
2-6 months, good diagnostic qualities
Chronic infections favor
Anaerobic flora
Base line with how many teeth
2-3
Start testing with percussion on suspected tooth
False
Cold test with endo ice on q-tip
False
Proprioceptors
PA
Chronic infections with DST rarely become emergent
T
LEO stands for
Lesion of endodontic origin
Most common mistaken for LEO
PCOD
Which one lingers
Irreversible pulpitis
Which one would lead to PA lesion, select all that apply
Asymptomatic and symptomatic irreversible and necrotic
Bender and Seltzer’s. 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 a x-ray.
Both statements are true
Sunquist. Figured out bacteria were anaerobic gram – in an infection.
True
Without bugs there would be no caries. Kakehashi
True
First thing you do with a new patient
Take medical history
If you have a tooth with no restoration but pain what should you do.
Quiz patient about recent/ history of trauma and use a tooth slooth/ transilluminator
For most endodontic diagnosis, what do you have to do
Clinical examination and clinical testing
For endo diagnosis, you need pulpal and PA
T