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Introduction
Endodontics is the specialty of dentistry that manages
the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the dental pulp
and the periradicular tissues that surround the root of the tooth
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Causes of Pulpitis
Physical irritation
Most generally brought on
by extensive decay.
Trauma
Blow to a tooth or the
jaw
Anachoresis
- retrograde infections
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Signs and Symptoms
Pain when biting down
Pain when chewing
Sensitivity with hot or cold beverages
Facial swelling
Discolouration
of the tooth
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Endodontic Diagnosis
Subjective examination
Chief complaint
Character and duration of
pain
Painful stimuli
Sensitivity to biting and pressure
Discolouration of
tooth
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Important questions?
What do you think the problem is?
Does it hurt to hot or cold?
Does it
hurt when you’re chewing?
When does it start hurting?
How bad is the pain?
What type of pain is it?
How long does the pain last?
Does anything relieve it?
How long has it been hurting?
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Objective examination
Extent of decay
Periodontal conditions surrounding the
tooth in question
Presence of an extensive restoration
Tooth
mobility
Swelling or discoloration
Pulp exposure
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Challenges in diagnosis of pulpitis
Referred pain & the
lack of proprioceptors in the pulp
localizing the problem to the correct tooth can often be a considerable diagnostic challenge
Also of significance is the difficulty in relating the clinical status of a tooth to histopathology of the pulp in concern
Unfortunately, no reliable symptoms or tests consistently correlate the two.
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Diagnostic Tests
Percussion
Palpation
Thermal
Electrical
Radiographs
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1. Percussion tests
Used to determine whether the inflammatory
process has extended into the periapical tissues
Completed
by the dentist tapping on the incisal or occlusal surface of the tooth in question with the end of the mouth mirror handle held parallel to the long axis of the tooth
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Used to determine whether the inflammatory process has
extended into the periapical tissues
The dentist applies firm pressure
to the mucosa above the apex of the root
2. Palpation tests
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3. Thermal sensitivity
Necrotic
pulp will not respond to cold or hot
Cold test
Ice,
dry ice, or ethyl chloride used to determine the response of a tooth to cold
Heat test
Piece of gutta-percha or instrument handle heated and applied to the facial surface of the tooth
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Evaluation of thermal test results
4 distinct responses:
No response
non-vital pulp or false
negative
Mild response normal
Strong but brief reversible
Strong but lingering irreversible
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Causes of false positives/negative
Calcified canals
Immature apex – usually
seen in young patients
Trauma
Premedication of the patient – pulp
sedated
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4. Electric pulp testing
Delivers a small electrical stimulus
to the pulp
Factors that may influence readings:
Teeth
with extensive restorations
Teeth with more than one canal
Dying pulp can produce a variety of responses
Moisture on the tooth during testing
Batteries in the tester may be weak
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5. Radiographs
Pre-operative radiograph
Invaluable diagnostic tool
Periapical radiolucency
Widening
of PDL
Deep caries
Resorption
Pulp stones
Large restorations
Root fractures
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Requirements of Endodontic Films
Show 4-5 mm beyond the
apex of the tooth and the surrounding bone or
pathologic condition.
Present an accurate image of the tooth without elongation or fore-shortening.
Exhibit good contrast so all pertinent structures are readily identifiable.
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Quality radiograph in endodontics.
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Diagnostic Conclusions
Normal pulp
Pulpitis
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Normal pulp
There are no subjective symptoms or
objective signs. The pulp responds normally to sensory stimuli,
and a healthy layer of dentine surrounds the pulp
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Pulpitis
The pulp tissues have become inflamed
Can be
either:
Acute
– inflammation of the periapical area
–
usually quite painful
Chronic
Continuation of acute stage or
low grade infection
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Acute Pulpitis
mainly occurs in children teeth and adolescent
pain
is more pronounced than in chronic
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Symptoms and Signs of acute pulpitis
The pain not
localized in the affected tooth is constant and throbbing
worse by reclining or lying down
The tooth becomes painful
with hot or cold stimuli
The pain may be sharp and stabbing
Change of color is obvious in the affected tooth
swelling of the gum or face in the
area of the affected tooth
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Forms of acute pulpitis
1. Form of purulent
acute where the pulp is totally inflammed
2. Form
of gangrenous acute where the pulp begins to die in a less painful manner that can lead into the formation of an abscess
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Chronic Pulpitis
Reversible
Irreversible
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Reversible pulpitis
The pulp is irritated, and the patient
is experiencing pain to thermal stimuli
Sharp shooting pain
Duration
of the pain episode lasts for seconds
The tooth pulp can be saved
Usually this condition is caused by average caries
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Irreversible pulpitis
The tooth will display symptoms of lingering
pain
pain occurs spontaneously or lingers minutes after the stimulus
is removed
patient may have difficulty locating the tooth from which the pain originates
As infection develops and extends through the apical foramen, the tooth becomes exquisitely sensitive to pressure and percussion
A periapical abscess elevates the tooth from its socket and feels “high” when the patient bites down
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Periradicular abscess
An inflammatory reaction to pulpal infection
that can be chronic or have rapid onset with
pain, tenderness of the tooth to palpation and percussion, pus formation, and swelling of the tissues.
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An inflammatory reaction frequently caused by bacteria entrapped
in the periodontal sulcus for a long time. A
patient will experience rapid onset, pain, tenderness to palpation and percussion, pus formation, and swelling.
Destruction of the
periodontium occurs
Periodontal abscess
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Periradicular cyst
A cyst that develops at
or near the root of a necrotic pulp. These
types of cysts develop as an inflammatory response to pulpal infection and necrosis of the pulp
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Pulp fibrosis
The decrease of living cells within
the pulp causing fibrous tissue to take over the
pulpal canal
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Necrotic tooth
Also referred to as non-vital. Used to
describe a pulp that does not respond to sensory
stimulus
Tooth is usually discoloured
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Plan of Treatment
Depends widely on the diagnosis
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Simple plan of treatment
Visit 1:
Medical history
History of the
tooth
Access cavity
Place rubberdam
Extirpation + irrigation with sodium hypochlorite
Placed intra-canal
medication (calcium hydroxide)
Place cotton pellet
Placed temporary restoration (IRM/Kalzinol)
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Visit 2:
Working length determination
Debridement using the hybrid technique
Irrigation
Placed
intra-canal medication (calcium hydroxide)
Place cotton pellet
Placed temporary restoration (IRM/Kalzinol)
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Visit 3:
Obturation with GP using lateral condensation
Placed temporary/permanent
restoration (IRM/Kalzinol)
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Referral
To appropriate discipline
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Remember
Access cavity shapes:
Anterior – inverted triangle
Premolars –
round
Molars – rhomboid
Always use rubberdam
Never to use Cavit as
a temporary restoration
Always place an intra-canal medication….calcium hydroxide!!!
Always use RC Prep or Glyde when filing
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Contraindications for RCT
Caries extending beyond bone level
Rubberdam cannot
be placed
Crown of tooth cannot be restored in restorative
dentistry nor prosthodontics
Patient is physically/mentally handicapped and therefore cannot follow OH instructions
Putrid OH
Unmotivated patient
Severe root resorption
Vertical root fractures
Cost factor
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Inter & cross-departmental diagnosis
Mobile teeth
Teeth associated with
severe periodontal problems
Confusion between TMJ dysfunctional symptoms and RCT
pain
Many decayed teeth
Sclerosed canal due to trauma
Uncertainty of prognosis related to abscess, severe caries, facial swelling, cellulites, and medical condition of patient