Dental Assisting: Chapter 54 - Endodontics

The diagnosis of an inflamed pulp tissue is?

Pulpitis.

What is a Control Tooth?

A healthy tooth that is used as a baseline to compare questionable teeth during a pulp vitality test.

What is Palpation?

Examining the soft tissues with the examiner's hands or fingertips.

What is Retrograde Restoration?

A small restoration placed at the apex of a root.

What is Apicoectomy?

A surgical removal that involves the removal of the apex of a root. Performed after a failed RCT.

What dental emergency can result if bacteria reach the nerves and blood vessels of a tooth?

Abscess.

What is Percussion?

An examination technique that involves tapping on the incisal or occlusal surface of a tooth to determine vitality.

What instrument has tiny projections and is used to remove pulp tissue?

Broach.

How much of the pulp is removed in a pulpotomy?

Coronal Portion.

The type of moisture control recommended by the ADA for Root Canal Therapy is?

Dental Dam.

The irrigation solution to disinfect recommended during Root Canal Therapy is?

Diluted Sodium Hypochlorite.

Application of dental material with an exposed or nearly exposed dental pulp?

Direct Pulp Capping.

What specialist performs Root Canal Therapy?

Endodontist.

To obturate means?

Fill a Root Canal.

How many radiographs may be taken through the course of root canal therapy?

Five radiographs. Initial, Working Length, Final Instrumentation, and Root Canal Completion.

During pulp testing, if the suspected tooth is 12, which tooth should be the control tooth?

Five.

To whom will the patient be referred for a final restoration following endodontic treatment?

General Dentist.

What is the double-ended instrument which is used to remove excess gutta percha from the crown of the tooth?

Glick #1

A rubber type of filling used during endodontics is?

Gutta Percha.

What type of file would be selected to enlarge a pulpal canal?

Hedstrom.

Placement of a medicament over a partially exposed pulp?

Indirect Pulp Capping.

What is a K-Type File used for?

Initial debridement of canal, shaping and contouring canal.

What surface of an anterior tooth will the dentist enter when performing root canal therapy?

Lingual.

During endodontic treatment, ___________ ___________ may not be required when the tooth is nonvital.

Local Anesthesia.

An abscess is?

Localized area of pus that originates from an infection. Usually at apex.

What is Perforation?

Making a hole, as in breaking through and extending beyond the apex of the root.

What are Periradicular Tissues?

Nerves, blood vessels, and tissues that surrounds the root of a tooth.

Another term for necrotic or necrosis is?

Nonvital. Tooth does not respond to sensory stimulus.

What is Gutta-Percha commonly selected for?

Obturation of a canal.

What surface of the posterior tooth would the dentist enter with a rotary bur when opening a canal for root canal therapy?

Occlusal.

Can endodontic files be placed in a handpiece for use?

Only rotary-operated files.

What is touching or feeling for abnormalities?

Palpation.

Which of the following is used to absorb solutions and dry the canal?

Paper Points.

When the dentist taps on the tooth, what diagnostic test is being performed?

Percussion.

What type of radiograph would be exposed throughout Root Canal Therapy?

Periapical.

A rubber stop is placed on a file to?

Prevent perforation and maintain the correct measurement of the canal.

What is Obturation?

Process of filling a Root Canal.

What term is commonly used for root canal therapy?

Pulpectomy.

What is Root Amputation?

Removal of one or multirooted tooth without removal of the crown of the tooth.

What is Pulpotomy?

Removal of the coronal portion of an exposed vital pulp.

Which procedure removes a root from a multi-rooted tooth?

Root Amputation.

Removal of the dental pulp and filling of the canal with material is known as:

Root Canal Therapy

Is pain a subjective or objective component of a diagnosis?

Subjective.

What is Apical Curettage?

Surgical removal of infectious material surrounding the apex of a root.

What is Hemisection?

Surgical separation of half of a multirooted tooth through the furcation area.

What is Pulpectomy?

The complete removal of vital pulp from the tooth.

What is Calcium Hydroxide?

The dental material selected for a pulp cap.

What is a Reamer File used for?

To clean and shape the root canal to the length of the apical foramen.

Debridement is defined as?

To remove or clean out the Pulpal Canal.

What is Irreversible Pulpitis?

When the pulp is incapable of healing which would then require root canal therapy.

What is Reversible Pulpitis?

When the pulp may be salvageable.

Is local anesthesia selectively during endodontic treatment as a diagnostic test?

Yes.