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Endo MOD 5
Question | Answer |
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Inflammation of the tooth pulp that may be reversible or irreversible? | Pulpitis |
an infection within the tooth that spreads through out the tooth's apex into the surrounding bone? | Periapical Abscess |
When inflamed tooth pulp is unable to respond to treatment and the patient;s symptoms of pain? | Irreversible Pulpitis |
When the tooth is able to respond to treatment and the patient's symptoms subside? | Reversible Pulpitis |
Incising or lancing an area and expressing pus? | Incise and Drain |
Nonvital pulp that is infected or dead? | Necrotic Pulp |
The most valuable diagnostic tool used to evaluate structures that cannot be seen during the clinical evaluation? | Radiographs |
Gentle tapping on the crown of the tooth to diagnose infection and inflammation of the pulp? | Percussion |
Test in which fingers are used to apply light pressure to areas of the mouth to detect swelling, pain, and abnormally firm tissues? | Palpation Test |
Test done to establish abnormal movement of a tooth? | Mobility Test |
Test done by placing something cold on the tooth? | Cold Test |
Test done by applying heat to the tooth? | Heat Test |
Placing a pulp cap over the exposed pulp? | Direct Pulp Capping |
Placing a cap over a layer f remaining dentin? | Indirect Pulp Capping |
The removal of the entire coronal pulp in the pulp chamber,leaving only vital pulp in the roots? | Pulpotomy |
The removal of the entire pulp from the pulp chamber and the roots of a nonvital tooth? | Pulpectomy |
Filling the root canals with gutta percha without voids to seal the apex of the tooth? | Obturation |
Removing debris, including necrotic nerve tissue, from the root canal of a tooth? | Debridement |
Double-ended instrument with long tapered pointed tips used to detect root canal openings with in the tooth? | Endodontic Explorer |
Long double-ended instruments that allow for detection of caries or coronal pulp tissue? | Endodontic Spoon |
Thin and flexible with a series of sharp pointed barbed projections used to remove infected pulp within the pulp canal? | Broaches |
Used to enlarge the pulp canal after broaches have been used? | Reamers |
Look Like reamers with closer cutting edges, come in different styles:K-type, S-type, and H-type. | Files |
Small round pieces of plastic or silicone, placed on reamers, files or broaches to mark the measurement of the root canals? | Endodontic Stops |
Used to completely dry out the root canals after deridment and irrigation? | Paper Points |
Used to transport sealer, cement, or medication to the finished root canal before placement of gutta percha? | Lentulo Spiral |
Designed to condense root canal filling materials horizontally against the walls of the prepared root canal to make room for another gutta percha point? | Endodontic Spreader |
Used to condense root canal filling materials vertically int the root canals? | Glick #1 |
Football shaped bur used to create funnel shaped openings into the root canal to make access for reamers and files? | Gates Glidden |
Bur used to remove some of the gutta percha filling material to prepare for a post. | Peeso Reamer |
An electronic measuring device for assessing the exact length of the root canal? | Apex Finder |
Used to clean away debris from the root canal, sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide? | Irrigating Soulution |
Fills discrepancies between root filling and canal wall, used with gutta percha points? | Endodontic Sealer |
Pink colored type of plastic used as a root canal filling material? | Gutta Percha |
The surgical removal of the apical portion of the tooth? | Apicoectomy |