Vital Pulp therapy (Week 7)

Question 1

Treatment aimed at preserving and maintaining pulp tissue that has been compromised by trauma, caries or restorative procedure in a healthy state:

Answer 1

Vital pulp therapy

Question 1

T/F: Predictable management of vital pulp tissue should not be performed without complete removal of both demineralized enamel & infected dentin:

Answer 1

True

Question 2

An opening in dentin that uncovers pulp:

Answer 2

Pulp exposure

Question 3

Treatment of an exposed VITAL pulp by sealing the pulpal wound with a dental material such as calcium hydroxide or mineral trioxide aggregate to facilitate the formation of REPARATIVE DENTIN & maintenance of a vital pulp:

Answer 3

Pulp cap

Question 4

A dental material placed DIRECTLY on mechanical or traumatic vital pulp exposure:

Answer 4

direct pulp cap

Question 5

A procedure in which the material is placed on a thin partition of remaining carious dentin that, if removed, might expose the pulp in immature permanent teeth:

Answer 5

Indirect pulp cap

Question 6

What protocol should be followed in the case of a pulp exposure on a VITAL pulp?

Answer 6

1. isolate the tooth in question
2. removal all remaining caries
3. irrigate with 8.3% NaOCl to achieve homeostasis
4. Gently place DYCAL IN THE PULP EXPOSURE and a temporary restoration (IRM, Paracore)
5. fill out forms, take radiographs, contact endo

Question 7

the removal of the coronal portion of vital pulp, as the means to preserving the vitality of the remaining radicular portion; may be performed as an emergency procedure or temporary relief of symptoms or therapeutic measure:

Answer 7

Pulpotomy

Question 8

The removal of a small portion of the vital coronal pulp as a means of preserving the remaining coronal and radicular pulp tissues:

Answer 8

partial pulpotomy

Question 9

T/F: the self-limiting caries excavation protocol under magnification decreased pulp survival rate compared to rotary bur excavation

Answer 9

False- increased pulp survival rate

Question 10

T/F: No wound healing may take place in the present of bacteria

Answer 10

True