Clinical dental diagnosis and treatment planning concepts tested on the INBDE.
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- What is reversible pulpitis?
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Pulp inflammation that resolves once the irritant is removed; the tooth remains vital.- In symptomatic irreversible pulpitis, pain characteristically ____.
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lingers after the thermal stimulus is removed- What vitality test result indicates pulp necrosis?
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No response to cold, heat, or electric pulp testing.- What is symptomatic apical periodontitis?
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Inflammation of the periapical tissues causing pain on biting or percussion, with or without radiographic changes.- What is asymptomatic apical periodontitis?
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Periapical inflammation with a radiographic radiolucency but no clinical symptoms.- What distinguishes an acute apical abscess from a chronic one?
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Acute abscess has rapid onset with pain and swelling; chronic abscess is longstanding and often drains through a sinus tract.- Parulis
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A soft tissue bump (gum boil) marking the opening of a draining sinus tract from a chronic dental abscess.- What is the classic symptom of cracked tooth syndrome?
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Sharp pain on release of biting pressure.- What does the percussion test assess clinically?
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Inflammation of the periodontal ligament around the tooth apex.- What does the palpation test assess clinically?
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Tenderness or swelling over the apex of a tooth root, indicating spread of infection.- What does a thermal cold test assess?
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Pulp vitality and sensibility.- Angle Class I occlusion
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The mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first molar occludes in the buccal groove of the mandibular first molar (normal molar relationship).- Angle Class II occlusion
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The mandibular first molar sits distal to normal, so the mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first molar is mesial to the buccal groove of the mandibular first molar.- Angle Class III occlusion
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The mandibular first molar is positioned mesial to normal relative to the maxillary first molar.- What is the purpose of Periodontal Screening and Recording (PSR)?
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A quick screening exam using a special probe to identify patients who need a full periodontal evaluation.
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