A clinical classification of the status of the pulp and the root canal system

Abbott, Paul; Yu, Christine

doi:10.1111/j.1834-7819.2007.tb00522.x

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“…Human pain is difficult to measure because it is a sensorial and personal experience modified by several factors (8). Clinical symptoms do not permit the evaluation of the extension of pulpal and periapical injuries (7) and neither associate it with the microscopic characteristics (1,2,6,7,(9)(10)(11)(12). The evaluation of pain perception by qualitative and quantitative methods has been carefully discussed (2,8).…”

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Diagnostic and clinical factors associated with pulpal and periapical pain

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A retrospective survey was designed to identify diagnostic subgroups and clinical factors associated with odontogenic pain and discomfort in dental urgency patients. A consecutive sample of 1,765 patients seeking treatment for dental pain at the Urgency Service of the Dental School of the Federal University of Goiás, Brazil, was selected. Inclusion criteria were pulpal or periapical pain that occurred before dental treatment (minimum 6 months after the last dental appointment), and the exclusion criteria were teeth with odontogenic developmental anomalies and missing information or incomplete records. Clinical and radiographic examinations were performed to assess clinical presentation of pain complaints including origin, duration, frequency and location of pain, palpation, percussion and vitality tests, radiographic features, endodontic diagnosis and characteristics of teeth. Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression were used to analyze association between pulpal and periapical pain and independent variables. The most frequent endodontic diagnosis of pulpal pain were symptomatic pulpitis (28.3%) and hyperreactive pulpalgia (14.4%), and the most frequent periapical pain was symptomatic apical periodontitis of infectious origin (26.4%). Regression analysis revealed that closed pulp chamber and caries were highly associated with pulpal pain and, conversely, open pulp chamber was associated with periapical pain (p<0.001). Endodontic diagnosis and local factors associated with pulpal and periapical pain suggest that the important clinical factor of pulpal pain was closed pulp chamber and caries, and of periapical pain was open pulp chamber.

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“…The clinical investigation of dental pulp status normally is make by indirect methods, being thermal (heat and cold) and electric stimuli testing the most commons. The pulpal response to these tests has been considered to determine its actual status (1)(2)(3).…”

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Oxygen Saturation in the Dental Pulp of Maxillary and Mandibular Molars - Part 2

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This study determined the oxygen saturation (SaO 2 ) in dental pulp of healthy maxillary and mandibular molars. Mean of SaO 2 was evaluated in 112 maxillary and mandibular molars using pulse oximetry. Quantitative variables were described by mean and standard deviation. Variables with symmetric distribution were compared by Student t test and Mann-Whitney test. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to correlate quantitative variables. Analysis of variance was used to assess differences in SaO 2 levels between the molar groups, followed by post-hoc Tukey. The significance level established at p<0.05. Mean of oxygen saturation for the 112 molar dental pulps was 85.09%. There was no significant correlation (r=-0.007; p=0.977) between the mean of SaO 2 of molar pulps with patient´s indicator finger (92.89%). There was a significant difference (p=0.037) between the mean of SaO 2 of the first (85.76%) and second maxillary molars (81.87%), and it was not significant (p=0.1775) between the first and second mandibular molars. Maxillary molars had lower pulpal SaO 2 (83.59%) than mandibular molars (86.89%) (p=0.018). The mean of the patient's response time to the cold stimulus was 1.12 s (maxillary molars 1.25 s and mandibular molars 0.99 s)(p=0.052). There was no significant correlation between the time response of the patient to the cold stimulus and the SaO 2 for molars. The mean oxygen saturation level was 85.09%. The mandibular molars presented higher SaO 2 level than maxillary molars.

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“…As pulp necrosis causes loss of the tooth's sensory apparatus, the dental pain associated with the initial inflammation completely subsides. Many patients at this point will assume the problem has improved or healed itself, but infection of the dental pulp may continue to spread through the apex of the pulp canal/s into the supporting structures, causing periapical periodontitis (Abbott & Yu, 2007). This may result in severe pain and often systemic effects (e.g.…”

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“…Pulpal inflammation is one of the most common reasons for attendance at the dentist (Williams et al, 2011). It can be reversible up until the carious lesion reaches the pulp, but once it does it is more likely to be irreversible (Abbott & Yu, 2007). The treatment protocol for long-standing irreversible pulpal inflammation is root canal therapy or extraction (Yeng et al, 2007).…”

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Indigenous Australians and Oral Health

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2012

Oral Health Care - Prosthodontics, Periodontology, Biology, Research and Systemic Conditions

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Hard cover, 372 pages Publisher InTechPublished online 29, February, 2012 Published in print edition February, 2012 Geriatric dentistry, or gerodontics, is the branch of dental care dealing with older adults involving the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of problems associated with normal aging and age-related diseases as part of an interdisciplinary team with other healthcare professionals. Prosthodontics is the dental specialty pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment planning, rehabilitation, and maintenance of the oral function, comfort, appearance, and health of patients with clinical conditions associated with missing or deficient teeth and/or oral and maxillofacial tissues using biocompatible materials. Periodontology, or Periodontics, is the specialty of oral healthcare that concerns supporting structures of teeth, diseases, and conditions that affect them. The supporting tissues are known as the periodontium, which includes the gingiva (gums), alveolar bone, cementum, and the periodontal ligament. Oral biology deals with the microbiota and their interaction within the oral region. Research in oral health and systemic conditions concerns the effect of various systemic conditions on the oral cavity and conversely helps to diagnose various systemic conditions.

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A clinical classification of the status of the pulp and the root canal system

Cited by 133 publications

References 22 publications

Diagnostic and clinical factors associated with pulpal and periapical pain

Diagnostic and clinical factors associated with pulpal and periapical pain

Oxygen Saturation in the Dental Pulp of Maxillary and Mandibular Molars - Part 2

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