Primary
Necrotic primary teeth will show a radiolucency in this location of a PA radiograph.
What is the furcal region?
This is the vital pulp therapy used for large caries in primary teeth that reach the pulp.
What is a pulpotomy?
Root development continues for this amount of time after eruption.
What is 3 years?
This type of dentin is a tertiary dentin formed by the original odontoblasts.
What is reactionary?
It would be contraindicated to do a pulpectomy on a primary tooth if the root appearance is this on a PA radiograph.
What is resorbed?
This is the mechanism of action of formocresol in the acidophilic zone.
What is fixation?
This is the vital pulp therapy you would do on a permanent tooth where the caries do not reach the pulp.
What is indirect pulp cap?
This is a vital tooth therapy used for immature permanent teeth that have carious exposures to the pulp.
This type of dentin is a tertiary dentin formed by new odontoblasts.
What is reparative dentin?
This is the non-vital pulp therapy used in primary teeth where the canals are instrumented and Vitapex is placed.
What is pulpectomy?
These are the two times it is okay to do a direct pulp cap on a primary tooth.
What is acute trauma and iatrogenic pulpal exposure?
The pulpal diagnosis for a permanent tooth with large caries that do not reach the pulp and are briefly symptomatic with cold foods.
What is reversible pulpitis?
This non-vital root therapy procedure involves using MTA or Calcium hydroxide to form a calcified stop on the apex of the tooth.
What is Apexification?
This is the most frequent cell type in the pulp.
What is Fibroblast?
This is a non-vital root therapy procedure that involves instrumenting an immature permanent tooth canal and placement of a triple antibiotic paste.
What is pulpal revascularization?
Per the AAPD Evidence-based panel recommendations, this is the one material the panel recommends AGAINST for pulpotomies.
What is calcium hydroxide?
This is the treatment for a permanent tooth with a small mechanical exposure during caries removal. The tooth is not symptomatic to percussion, palpation, or temperature.
What is direct pulp cap?
What is continue to develop?
Tideglusib is a drug being considered for regrowing teeth, as it can stimulate stem cell growth in pulps. It is traditionally used for this non-dental related condition.
What is Alzheimers?
This is a non-vital root canal therapy used in immature permanent tooth that involves using stem cells or growth factors. It can be done in one appointment.
What is pulpal regeneration?
Triple antibiotic paste is made up of these three components.
What is Ciprofolaxacin, metronidazole, and minocycline?
This is the minimum amount of coronal pulp to be removed during a Cvek pulpotomy.
What is 2 mm?
This is how you determine if inflammation is limited to the coronal pulp.
This is the type of nerve fiber that would transmit a dull, aching pain.
What is C-fiber (unmyelinated)?
This is how bleeding is induced in a Revascularization procedure.
What is extending file beyond the apex?