Trauma vocab Flashcards
concussion
an injury to supporting tooth structures without increased mobility or displacement of the tooth, but with pain to percussion
subluxation
an injury to the tooth or supporting structures with increased mobility, but without displacement of the tooth in acute trauma, bleeding from gingival sulcus confirms diagnosis
extrusion
partial displacement of the tooth out of its alveolar socket an injury to the tooth characterised by partial or total separation of the PDL resulting in loosening and displacement of the tooth the alveolar socket bone is intact in an extrusion injury as opposed to lateral luxation injury apart from axial displacement, tooth will usually have an element of protrusion or retrusion - severe extrusion injuries the retrusion/protrusion element can be very pronounced - some cases can be more pronounced than the extrusive element
lateral luxation
displacement of the tooth other than axially displacement accompanied by communication or fracture of either the labial or the palatal/lingual alveolar bone are characterised by partial or total separation of PDL (similar to extrusion injuries)
intrusion
displacement of the tooth into the alveolar bone accompanied by a communication or fracture of the alveolar socket
avulsion
complete displacement of the tooth out of its socket
enamel infraction
an incomplete fracture (crack) of the enamel without loss of tooth structure
enamel fracture
a fracture confined to the enamel with loss of tooth structure
uncomplicated crown fracture (enamel-dentine pulp fracture)
fracture confined to enamel and dentine with loss of tooth structure, but not involving the pulp
complicated crown fracture (enamel-dentine pulp fracture)
fracture involving enamel, dentine and cementum with loss of tooth structure and exposing the pulp
uncomplicated crown root fracture
fracture involving enamel, dentine and cementum with loss of tooth structure but not involving the pulp
complicated crown root fracture
fracture involving enamel, dentine and cementum with loss of tooth structure and involving the pulp
root fracture
fracture involving cementum, dentine and pulp can be further classified by whether the coronal fragment is displaced (see luxation)
alveolar fracture
fracture of the alveolar process may or may not involve the alveolar socket teeth with alveolar fractured are characterised by mobility of the alveolar process - several teeth typically will move as a unit when mobility checked
laceration of gingiva or oral mucosa
shallow or deep wound in the mucosa resulting from a tear, usually produced by a sharp object
contusion of gingiva or oral mucosa
bruise usually produced by impact with a blunt object and not accompanied by a break in the mucosa, usually resulting in submucosal haemorrhage injury may be associated with an underlying bone fracture
abrasion of gingiva or oral mucosa
superficial wound produced by rubbing or scarping of the mucosa leaving a raw, bleeding surface
pulp necorsis (PN)
necrosis of the pulp tissue
can be coagulation/ischaemic necrosis (uninfected) or infection related (liquefaction) necrosis
pathogenesis of pulpal necrosis
In traumatic dental injuries where the neurovascular supply to the pulp has been totally severed, mechanisms for revascularization and re-innervation are present.
- The probability of successful revascularization is determined primarily by the size of the apical foramen (stage of root development), the length of the pulp space and whether bacteria infect the revascularization site.
- In teeth where revascularization fails, the pulp tissue will undergo sterile necrosis. Although this avascular pulp usually becomes infected, in rare cases it may remain sterile indefinitely.
diagnostic signs of pulpal necrosis
- Periapical radiolucency
- Grey discoloration of the tooth crown
- Infection-related external root resorption
- No response to pulp sensitivity test
- Tenderness to percussion and palpation in the vestibule develops after an asymptomatic period
- Presence of a fistula (sinus tract)
- Unchanged thickness of dentinal walls (arrested root development)
pink tooth colour
An almost immediate pinkish discoloration indicates intrapulpal bleeding caused by the trauma
- Following weeks the red colour may turn grey but in case of pulp healing, the discoloration will gradually fade away.
red tooth may turn what colour
Following weeks the red colour may turn grey but in case of pulp healing, the discoloration will gradually fade away.
tooth turns grey gradually
necorsis suspected
tooth grey for first time several weeks/months after trauma
s regarded as a sign of necrosis.
- In this case, the grey colour signifies decomposition of necrotic pulp tissue.
yellow tooth
pulpal canal obliteration
pulp sensibility test options
electric pulp test
cold test (ethyl chloride, endoICE)
blowing air on exposed dentine
sensibility tests
test
sensory nerve activity and not a measure of the vitality of the pulp.
revascularisation after severage of pulp
regeneration of the sensory nerves takes longer than the ingrowth of new blood vessels.
- The tooth may therefore not respond to sensibility test until 2-12 months after injury.
should sensibility tests be used in isolation
no
negative test alone should not be regarded as proof of necrosis
need one other clinical and/or radiographic sign of necrosis before endo tx
immature teeth response to sensibility tests
teeth with immature root development may have a higher threshold for reaction to sensibility test because the sensory nerves are not yet fully developed.
inc width of PDL and loss of lamina dura sign of
pulp healing in relation to revascularisation of pulp
However increasing size of the defect and development of a persistent apical radiolucency indicate periapical inflammation in response to bacteria in the root canal.
development of persistent apical radiolucency and increaing size of PDL widening
indicate periapical inflammation in response to bacteria in the root canal.
infection related external resorption linked to
pulp necrosis by biologic mechanisms
thus presence of infection-related resorption is, therefore, a clear sign of an infected pulp necrosis.
Development of a fistula (sinus tract) in the oral mucosa or gingiva,
or subsequent pain/tenderness in a tooth which has been asymptomatic the first weeks after trauma
signs of
pulp necrosis
unchanged thickness of dentinal walls (arrested root development) indicates
pulp of yound tooth not survived
neighbouring tooth act as comparison