Chapter 54 Dental Assisting Fill-In-The-Blank
to obturate means to
fill a pulpal canal
Tooth #5 is being considered for possible root canal therapy. What would be used as a control tooth?
#12
What causes pulpal damage?
Physical irritation or trauma
Periradicular cyst
A cyst that develops at or near the root of a necrotic tooth
Endodontist
A dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the dental pulp and periradicular tissues is a
Retrograde Restoration
A small restoration placed at the apex of a root is a
What dental emergency can result if bacteria reach the nerves and blood vessels of a tooth?
Abscess
Periodontal abscess
An inflammatory reaction to bacteria trapped in the periodontal sulcus
Periradicular abscess
An inflammatory reaction to pulpal infection
Is a surgical removal procedure that involves the removal of the apex of a root
Apicoectomy
If root canal therapy wasn't successful what surgical endodontic techniques would you use to save the tooth from extraction?
Apicoectomy, apical curettage, retrograde restoration, hemisection, root amputation
The dental material selected for a pulp cap is
Calcium hydroxide
Pulpectomy
Complete removal of vital pulp from a tooth
The type of moisture control recommended by the ADA for root canal therapy is
Dental rubber dam
The irrigation solution recommended during root canal therapy is
Diluted sodium hypochlorite
What are the endodontic procedures?
Direct/Indirect pulp capping, root canal therapy, pulpotomy/apexogenesis, pulpectomy/apexification
What instrument has tiny projections and is used to remove pulp tissue?
Endo broach
What specialist is qualified to perform root canal therapy?
Endodontist
Objective examination
Endodontist evaluates the status of the tooth and surrounding tissues
The dental material commonly selected for obturation of a canal is
Gutta-Percha
What type of file would be selected to enlarge a pupal canal?
Hedstrom
What are different types of irrigating solutions?
Hydrogen peroxide, diluted sodium hypochlorite, saline water, alcohol, distilled water
Irreversible pulpitis
Infectious condition in which the pulp is incapable of healing, requires root canal therapy
What is the order of the radiographs in a root canal procedure?
Initial(diagnosis), working length, final instrumentation, completion, recall
Control Tooth
Is a healthy tooth used as a standard to compare questionable teeth of similar size and structure during pulp vitality testing
Abscess
Is a localized accumulation of pus in a cavity formed by tissue disintegration
Gutta-Percha
Is a plastic type of filling material used in root canal therapy
Palpation
Is an examination technique of the soft tissues in which the examiners hand or fingertips are used
Percussion
Is an examination technique that involves tapping on the incisal or occlusal surface of a tooth to determine vitality
Debridement
Is completed to remove or clean out pulpal canal
Pulpitis
Is inflammation of the dental pulp
Direct Pulp Cap
Is the application of calcium hydration to a cavity preparation that has an exposed or a nearly exposed dental pulp
Indirect Pulp Cap
Is the placement of calcium hydroxide over a particularly exposed pulp
Pulpotomy
Is the removal of a vital pulp from the coronal portion of a tooth
Root Amputation
Is the removal of one or more roots without removal of the crown of the tooth
Apical Curettage
Is the surgical removal of infections material surrounding the apex of a root
Nonvital
Means not living
Periradicular
Nerves, blood vessels, and tissue that surround the root of a tooth are
What surface of a posterior tooth would the dentist enter with a rotary but when opening a canal for root canal therapy?
Occlusal
Reversible Pulpitis
Occurs when there is a form of pulpal inflammation but the pulp may be salvageable
What are the symptoms of pulpal damage?
Pain while chewing, thermal sensitivity, facial swelling, fever, gum tenderness
What are 5 endodontic tests?
Palpación, percussion, thermal sensitivity, electric pulp test, radiograph imaging
When a dentist taps on a tooth, what diagnostic test is being performed?
Percussion
What type of radiograph would be exposed during the course of root canal therapy?
Periapical
Chronic pain
Pertaining to disease symptoms that persist over a long time
A rubber stopper is placed on an endo file to
Prevent perforation and to maintain the correct measurement of the canal
Obturation
Process of filling a root canal
The diagnosis of inflamed pulp tissues is
Pulpitis
What are the diagnostic conclusions?
Reversible/irreversible pulpitis, periradicular/periodontal abscess, periradicular cyst
Is pain a subjective or objective component of a diagnosis?
Subjective
Endodontic diagnosis is an examination that consists of
Subjective and objective examination
Apicoectomy
Surgical removal of the apex of the root and infection surrounding the area
Subjective examination
Symptoms/Problems described by the patient
What portion of the pulp would the dentist remove in a pulpotomy?
The coronal portion of the tooth
Apexogenesis
The process of performing a pulpotomy on an adult tooth with the goal of apex formation
Hemisection
The surgical separtion of a multi-rooted tooth through the furcation area is a
Apexification
The treatment of the apex of the root canal in a tooth that is necrotic
Periradicular tissues are
Tissues that surround the tooth of a tooth
Perforation
To break through and extend beyond the apex of the root
What are endo files used for?
To find the working length and to enlarge the canal
What is the purpose for pulp capping?
To save the tooth
nerve block anesthesia
an injection made into a nerve to block the conduction of impulse on mandibular arch
Another term for necrotic is
dead and nonvital
infiltration anesthesia
injection of a local anesthetic directly into the tissue on maxillary arch
Acute pain
pain that is felt suddenly from injury, disease, trauma, or surgery, has short and relatively severe course
