Pulp Vitality Tests
What is Pulp?
A
richly vascularized and innervated specialized connective tissue of
ectomesenchymal origin, contained in the central space of a tooth ,
surrounded by the dentin with inductive ,formative, sensory and
protective functions.
What is Pulpalgia?
Most commonly experienced pain in and near oral cavity.
Results
from pulpal inflammation that spreads from coronal pulp to the
periodontal ligament ,which then spreads to the periodontium overlying
apical bone and beyond.
Methods For Tooth Vitality Assessment
1) Neural Sensibility Tests
a) Thermal Test
- Cold Test
- Heat Test
b) Electric Pulp Test (EPT)
c) Anesthetic Test
d) Test Cavity
2) Pulp Vascularity Tests
a) Pulse Oximetry Test
b) Laser Doppler Flowmetry Test
c) Dual Wavelength Spectrophotometry
d) Thermography
e) Crown Surface Temperature
f) Transmitted Light Photoplethsmography
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