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Whatt type of nerves are in the pulp?

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A-Beta
A-Delta
C fibres

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What does it mean if the pulp is a vital tissue?

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Responds to stimuli and has regenerative potential

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What is the main nerve plexus in the tooth?

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plexus of Raschkow

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What are the functions of the pulp?

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Nutrition, sensory, protective, formative

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What type of sensations can the pulp feel?

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Temperature, pressure, pain

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what type of protective functions does the pulp have?

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Tertiary dentine formation for reparative healing

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What is the formative function of the pulp?

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Secondary dentine production

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Name the types of injury that can occur to the pulp.

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Caries
Cavity preparation
Restorations
Trauma
Tooth wear
Periodontal pathology
Orthodontic treatment
Radiation therapy

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How can restoration materials damage the pulp?

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Toxicity, water absorption, heat of reaction, poor marginal adaptation/seal, cementation of restoration

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What happens to the structure of dentine tubules closer to the pulp?

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They increase in number and diameter

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Where is dentine permeability the greatest?

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At the pulp

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What types of cells can pass through dentine tubules?

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Bacterial substances, polysaccharides, antibodies, immune complexes, complement proteins, tissue destruction products

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What is the key part of pulpal and periradicular pathology?

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Micro-organisms

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What types of pain does alpha fibres feel?

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Sharp pains

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What type of pain does C fibres feel?

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Dull/aching pain

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What are alpha fibres stimulated by?

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Electric pulp test

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What are c fibres stimulated by?

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Increased pulpal blood flow and increased pulpal pressure

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What are the two AAE classifications?

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Pulpal diagnosis, periapcial diagnosis

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What are the types of pulpal diagnosis?

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Healthy pulp
Reversible pulpitis
Irreversible pulpitis (symptomatic/asymptomatic)
Necrotic pulp
Previously treated
Previously initiated therapy

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What are the different types of periapical diagnosis?

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Normal
Periapical periodontitis (symptomatic, asymptomatic)
Acute apical abscess
Chronic apical abscess
Condensing osteitis

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What does a healthy pulp mean?

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Vital and free of inflammation

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When are healthy pulps removed?

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For elective/prosthetic purposes, for traumatic pulp exposure

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Is a pulp with reversible pulpitis vital or non-vital?

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Vital

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What is reversible pulpitis?

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Inflamed pulp which can be reversed back to health

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What sort of response to reversible pulpitis pulps have to sensibility test?
regular response
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Are pulps with irreversible pulpitis vital or non-vital?
vital
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What is irreversible pulpitis?
Inflamed pulp which cannot be reversed back to normal
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What are the treatment options for irreversible pulpitis?
Pulpectomy then RCT/extraction if the tooth is unrestorable and patient would prefer this
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How do you know if a pulp has irreversible pulpitis?
If investigations suggest that pulpal inflammation cannot heal
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What are the clinical symptoms of reversible pulpitis?
Pain to cold Lasts a short time (A fibres) Hydrodynamic expression (microleakage) No change in blood flow Not keeping patient up at night Doesn't occur spontaniously
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What are the clinical symptoms of irreversible pulpitis?
Spontaneous pain, can last hours Intermittent Sleep disturbance Pain to hot (C fibres) Increase in pulpal blood flow
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What is the vitality of a necrotic pulp?
Non-vital
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What is a necrotic pulp?
Partial or total necrosis of the pulpal tissue.
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What are the treatment options for mature teeth with a necrotic pulp?
Root canal treatment or extraction
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What are the treatment options for immature teeth with a necrotic pulp?
Pulpotomy, pulpectomy then full RCT, extraction
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What does it mean if a tooth is mature?
The apices are closed
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What are normal periapical tissues like?
Not sensitive to percussion or palpation, lamina dura intact, PDL space uniform
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What is symptomatic periapical periodontitis?
Inflammation of the apical periodontium
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What are the symptoms of symptomatic periapical periodontitis
Pain when biting, applying percussion, palpation, periapical radiolucency
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What is highly indicative of a degenerating pulp?
Pain to percussion and/or palpation
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What treatment is needed for symptomatic periapical periodontitis?
RCT or XLA
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What is asymptomatic periapical periodontitis?
Inflammation and destruction of the apical periodontium
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What does an asymptomatic periapical periodontitis appear like?
An apical radiolucency on a radiograph
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What can symptomatic periapical periodontitis look like on a radiograph?
Periapical radiolucency
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What is an acute apical abscess?
Inflammatory reaction to pulpal infection and necrosis, reslting in suppative infection of the apical tissues.
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What are the symptoms of acute apical abscess?
Rapid onset, spontaneous pain, extreme tenderness to pressure, pus formation, swelling
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What are the systemic signs of acute apical abscess?
Malaise, fever, lymphadenopathy
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What are the symptoms of chronic apical abscess?
Little or not discomfort, intermittent discharge of pus through sinus tract
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What shows on a radiograph with chronic apical abscess?
Periapical/periradicular radiolucency
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How do you identify the tooth affected by the chronic apical abscess?
carefully place GP cone into sinus tract and take a radiograph
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**what is condensing osteitisis?**
diffuse radiopaque lesion which represents localised bony reaction to a low-grade inflammatory stimulus
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where are condensing osteitisis usually seen?
at the apex of tooth
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what are the signs of a non-vital tooth?
discolouration, sinus, gross caries, large restorations, radiographic evidence (periapical radiolucency and periradicular radiolucency)
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what types of colours do non-vital teeth display?
yellow, grey, pink
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what does a yellow tooth mean?
obliteration of dentinal tubules
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what does a grey tooth mean?
blood break down products in tooth
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what does a pink tooth mean?
resorptive process, tooth eating itself away
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where is a periapical radiolucency?
only around the apex
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where is a periradicular radiolucency?
round more surfaces of the root
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what is the function of a sensibility test?
to differentiate vital from non-vital pulp
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how do you conduct a sensibility test?
compare patients response with a contralateral tooth then re-examine same tooth
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what tests are used for sensibility tests?
electric pulp tests, thermal tests, test drilling
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what cold test is used as a sensibility test?
ethyl chloride
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what hot test is used for sensibility?
hot gutta percha
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what are the problems of sensibility tests?
stimulate nerve fibres but dont assume that nerve fibres in pulp correlates to vital blood supply, they do not indicate the state of the blood supply, tooth vitality is related to blood supply and not nerve stimulation, periradicular inflammation occurs before pulp is totally necrotic, difficulties in testing multi-rooted teeth
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what does an electric pulp test do and which nerve fibres does it stimulate?
stimulate sensory nerves at pulp-dentine junction, A delta fibres stimulated (C fibres sometimes respond)
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how do you conduct an electric pulp test?
teeth thoroughly dried, isolate tooth, conducting medium (toothpaste), EPT probe placed on incisal edge or cusp tip, patient completes circuit by holding handle of EPT, current slowly increased, patient indicates when feeling a tingling sensation
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what is a positive response of an EPT?
vital pulp tissue in coronal aspect of pulp chamber, no indication of reversibility of inflammation, no correlation between pain threshold and pulp condition
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what is a negative response of an EPT?
reliable indicator for pulpectomy procedure in 97.7% (apart from young pulps or recently traumatised teeth)
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how do thermal tests work?
by hydrodynamic forces (fluid movement in dentinal tubules)
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what is the procedure of a cold test?
teeth carefully dried and isolated, place cold object close to pulp horn
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if a cold test gives a negative response what is it indicative of?
pulpal necrosis
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what is the procedure of a heat test?
vaeline on tooth, apply hot gutta percha/green stick on tooth
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what is a negative response to a heat test indicative of?
necrotic pulp
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when is test drilling used
when full coverage restorations are present
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how do you conduct test drilling?
no LA given, cut into tooth
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if a patient reports pain when cutting into the tooth what does this mean
tooth is vital
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what is an alternative to a tooth drilling test?
spray with cold water and air and assess patient response
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what influences the clinical factors?
carious pulp exposure, age, periodontal disease, previous pulpal insult/trauma
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what treatment is usually needed for carious pulp exposure?
RCT
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what happens to the pulp with age?
continued dentine formation so reduced pulp size and volume, increased fibrous components and calcification, decreased cellular components and number of blood vessels and nerves, pulp less likely to reverse an inflammatory response
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how does periodontal disease influence the pulp?
moderate/severe periodontal disease results in prematurely aged pulp, pulp in periodontal tooth is less resistant to inflammation than healthy pulp
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what is the results of previous pulpal insult on the pulp?
tubule occlusion so pulpal fibrosis, premature aging of pulp so less likely to heal
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how do you maintain pulp vitality?
prevent pulpal damage and treat the pulp
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how do you prevent pulp damage?
know tooth anatomy, use radiographs, avoid drilling into pulp, cavity close to pulp use sealers, cavity into the pulp use direct pulp cap
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what are the effects of calcium hydroxide?
bacteriocidal/bacteriostatic, stimulates fibroblasts through a high pH, stimulates recalcification of demineralised dentine, neutralises low pH, cytotoxic, weak cement, soluble if not protected
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what are the possible treatment options for pulpal damage?
indirect pulp cap, direct pulp cap, partial pulpal removal, full pulpal removal then RCT
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what is partial pulpal removal called?
pulpotomy
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what is full pulpal removal called?
pulpectomy

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