The first place to start as usual is taking a good dental history. The patient may already tell you that they had a recent filling or crown procedure done and since then the tooth has been painful. You should always ask about any previous history on the tooth that you think is causing the problem. …
Pulpitis is an inflammatory reaction of the vital pulp to bacterial, physical or thermal injury to it. It’s clinical symptoms are subdivided as being Reversible or being Irreversible Pulpitis. It is recognised by a patient describing symptoms to you or by clinical examination of the patient. The difference between reversible and irreversible pulpitis is found …
Pulpitis is defined as an inflammation of the dental pulp. Based on the symptoms, it is defined as being reversible or irreversible. The dental pulp does have greater regenerative and reparative abilities than previously thought however at some point if it cannot withstand the trauma, it will ultimately become necrotic. This may be smaller repeated …