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A patient experiences pain and some
gingival swelling in the anterior segment of the mandible. The mandibular lateral incisor has a shallow restoration, is tender to percussion and gives a positive response to the electric pulp tester. There is some mobility. The most likely diagnosis is A. acute apical abscess. B. acute serous pulpitis. C. lateral periodontal abscess. D. acute suppurative pulpitis. E. chronic ulcerative pulpitis. |
A. acute apical abscess
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Which one of the following statements is
true as defined in endodontics? A. Overfilling refers to the incomplete filling of the canal system with a surplus of material extruding beyond the apical foramen. B. Underfilling refers to the complete filling of the canal space, but leaving voids in the pulp chamber for possible recontamination or infection. C. Overextension refers to the extrusion of filling material through an accessory canal. D. Underextension refers to the vertical extent of the filling material regardless of its completeness of obturation. E. All of the above. |
D. Underextension refers to the vertical
extent of the filling material regardless of its completeness of obturation |
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After completion of endodontic
chemomechanical debridement you can expect to have 1. removed all tissue from the entire root canal system. 2. machined the canals to a microscopically smooth channel. 3. caused some temporary inflammation. 4. sterilized the root canal. 5. left some areas of the root canal system incompletely cleaned. A. (1) (2) (3) B. (1) and (3) C. (2) and (4) D. (4) only. E. All of the above. |
1. removed all tissue from the entire
root canal system. 3. caused some temporary inflammation. |