PARULIS Flashcards
1
Q
CONCEPT
A
REDDISH, RAISED, SESSILE NODULE ON THE GENGIVA AT THE SITE WHERE A DRAINING SINUS TRACT REACHES THE SURFACE
2
Q
SYMPTOMS
A
- PAIN/PUS ESCAPES TO THE SURFACE RELIEVED PAIN
- OFFENDING TOOTH NOT RESPOND COLD/ELECTRIC PULP TESTING
3
Q
CAUSE
A
PERIAPICAL ABSCESS PROGRESS AND SPREADS ALONG THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE WHICH IS MOST OFTEN LEADS TO GINGIVAL SUMUCOSA
4
Q
DIAGNOSIS
A
INSERTION OF GUTTAPERCHA POINT INTO TRACT RX
5
Q
TREATMENT
A
DRAINAGE/ELIMINATION INFECCION (EXO/ENDO)
