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1
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Primary cause of endo disease.

A

Bacteria

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Primary source of bacteria.

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Caries

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Dentinal tubule density increases or decreases as you get closer to the pulp?

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Increases

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Size of the dentinal tubules increase or decrease as you get closer to the pulp?

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Increases

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These do not have to penetrate the pulp chamber for bacteria to enter.

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Caries

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6
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Irreversible pulpitis occurred when the bacteria were within how many millimeters of the pulp?

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0.5 mm

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Little pathosis is seen how many mm from the pulp?

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> 1.2

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8
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Dentin formed during development and eruption.

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Primary

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9
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Dentin formed after tooth formation is complete.

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Secondary

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Formed by external influences, like caries or attrition.

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Tertiary/Irritation

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A tertiary dentin secreted by odontoblasts and have more regular tubules.

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Reactionary

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A tertiary dentin secreted by odontoblast-like cells after death of odontoblasts.

Much stronger stimuli than reactionary.

Can be irregular and atubular.

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Reparative

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13
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Removes the smear layer to expose dentinal tubules.

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Acid etch.

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14
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Are always colonized by bacterial biofilms.

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Cracks

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15
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There’s no break in the DEJ yet, but there’s already inflammation occurring in the pulp.

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Enamel fissures.

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16
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Developmental anomalies that can lead to bacteria getting into the pulp.

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Developmental groove
Dens in dente
Dens evaginatus

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17
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Periodontal pathogens pass thru lateral canals or the apical foramen to cause pulpitis.

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Retrograde pulpitis.

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18
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Removal of cementum/dentin, and exposes dentinal tubules and can sever a lateral canal.

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Root planing.

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19
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Microorganisms in the blood or lymph go to areas of inflammation where they can cause an infection.
Will not cause pulpal necrosis.

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Anachoresis

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20
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Need this in order to have a LEO.

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Pulpal necrosis.

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21
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What are the following:
Pili
Capsules
extracellular vesicles
Enzymes
LPS
LTA
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Bacterial virulence factors.

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22
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Polysaccharide layer outside the cell envelope. Helps avoid phagocytosis.

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Capsules

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23
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Contain enzymes and toxic chemicals involved in:

Hemagglutination
Hemolysis
Bacterial adhesion
proteolytics activities
Neutralizing antibodies.
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Bacterial extracellular vesicles.

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Virulence factors that neutralize immunoglobulins and complement components.

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Proteases

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Made by gram (-) bacteria, agonist of TLR4, causes fever, BP changes, and inflammation.
LPS
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Components of LPS.
Lipid A core Core polysaccharide O-antigen
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Virulence factor made by gram (+) bacteria; agonist of TLR2
LTA (Lipotechoic acid)
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Bacteria with a thin peptidoglycan wall and stain pink (don't retain the crystal violet).
Gram Negative
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Have more bacteria than secondary endo infections, and are a polymicrobial infection dominated by gram negative, obligate anaerobes
Primary endo infections
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This region of the root canal has lower oxygen tension, nutrients from the periapical area, lower bacterial number, and less accessible to treatment.
Apical
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These bacteria predominate early in the primary endo infection.
Gram + facultative anaerobes.
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What's the most dominant bacteria in primary infection?
Gram negative obligate anaerobes.
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Bacteria in primary endo infections that remain AFTER chemomechanical preparation (Root Canal).
Gram + facultative anaerobes.
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Reinfection of a RCT tooth is called this.
Secondary endo infection
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Predominant bacteria in secondary endo infections.
Gram + facultative anaerobes.
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Most recovered bacterial species in secondary endo infection.
Enterococcus faecalis.
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Most common fungus in secondary endo infections.
Candida
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Survival methods of this bacterium: - Invade dentinal tubules - Resists Ca(OH)2 by using a proton pump. - Forms biofilms. - Can enter VIABLE BUT NON-CULTURABLE STATE, so the doctors can't grow it in the lab.
E. faecalis
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Components of biofilm.
1) 15% bacterial cells in microcolonies. | 2) 85% Extracellular Polymeric Substance (polysaccharide)
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Communication to coordinate gene expression
Quorum sensing.
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These are 100-1,000 times more resistant to antibiotics.
Biofilms
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What do you put the gutta percha in for 1-2 minutes AFTER cutting it with the gauging cutter?
NaOCl
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This antibiotic must be given with another antibiotic.
Metronidazole
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Antibiotic of choice for endo infections bc it's low-spectrum, efficient, low toxicity, and low cost.
Pen VK
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Augmentin kills 100% of bacteria. So why not use it for endo infections?
Colitis- will kill all the normal flora in the gut.
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Components of the Adaptive/Specific immunity.
B and T cells
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Immune cells of the pulp
APC's T cells B cells Mast cells
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Pulp immune cells only present during inflammation.
B cells and Mast cells
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APC's present bacteria that they've phagocytosed in the pulp to the T cells via MHC Class I (Killer T cells) and MHC Class II (Helper T cells). Cytokines are released to cause inflammation and increase vascular permeability
Pulpal Response
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Substances released in a pulpal response that cause vasodilation.
CGRP, Substance P, NKA
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Increase in interstitial pressure during pulpal inflammation would spread down the canal and "strangle" the entering blood vessels, leading to necrosis. This DOES NOT occur.
Pulp Strangulation Theory
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How is the periapical response different from the pulpal response in an endo infection?
Activation of osteoclasts.
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How are osteoclasts activated?
Cytokines are released that cause osteoblasts to make RANKL.
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These make RANKL.
Osteoblasts.
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Bind RANK to activate osteoclasts.
RANKL.
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Binds RANKL to prevent activation.
Osteoprotegrin
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Inflammatory cells found in the periapical lesion of an endo infection.
- Macrophages Dominate - Lymphocytes (T cells > B cells). - Plasma cells - Neutrophils
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Predominant inflammatory cell found in the periapical lesion.
Macrophages
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What do the Zones of Fish describe?
Areas of bone infection in a periapical lesion.
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Zones of Fish in order are:
1) Zone of infection 2) Contamination 3) Irritation 4) Stimulation (stimulates osteoblasts to make RANKL).
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No bacteria are found in this zone.
Contamination
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Where healing STARTS when the nidus of infection is removed.
Zone of stimulation
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Most common endo lesion
Granuloma
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A ______ is not an area where bacteria live, but in which they're destroyed.
granuloma

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