Pulpitis - Revision history

Rossdonaldson1: Rossdonaldson1 moved page Dental caries (pulpitis) to Pulpitis

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Background

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	[[File:Enamel.png\|thumb\|Diagram of the tooth displaying the enamel, dentin, and pulp]]		[[File:Enamel.png\|thumb\|Diagram of the tooth displaying the enamel, dentin, and pulp]]
			*Also known as a "dental carries"

	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==

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Evaluation

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	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
	*Clinical evaluation		[[File:PMC3548354 JCD-16-83-g001.png\|thumb\|X-ray showing well-defined radiolucency of mesial and distal roots of symptomatic first lower left molar consistent with irreversible pulpitis and associated apical periodontitis.]]
	*X-~~Ray images~~		===Workup====
	*~~Dental~~ referral		*Consider pain X-rays
			**Not typically performed in the ED; may be performed upon referral

			===Diagnosis===
			*Clinical diagnosis

	==Management==		==Management==

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	==Background==		==Background==
			{{Dental numbers}}
			[[File:Enamel.png\|thumb\|Diagram of the tooth displaying the enamel, dentin, and pulp]]

	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==

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Management

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	==Management==		==Management==
	*Short term management with local anesthetics		*Short term management with local anesthetics
	*Antibiotics controversial for dental pain alone without evidence of infection		*[[Antibiotics]] controversial for dental pain alone without evidence of infection
	*Antibiotic choices: Penicillin VK or ~~Clindamycin~~		*Antibiotic choices: [[Penicillin VK]] or [[clindamycin]]
	*Definitive therapy with root canal or extraction (for irreversible pulpitis)		*Definitive therapy with root canal or extraction (for irreversible pulpitis)

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Evaluation

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Management

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	==Management==		==Management==
	*~~Root~~ canal or extraction (for irreversible pulpitis)		*Short term management with local anesthetics
			*Antibiotics controversial for dental pain alone without evidence of infection
			*Antibiotic choices: Penicillin VK or Clindamycin
			*Definitive therapy with root canal or extraction (for irreversible pulpitis)

	==Disposition==		==Disposition==

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Clinical Features

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	*Reversible Pulpitis		*Reversible Pulpitis
	**Duration of pain is short (seconds)		**Duration of pain is short (seconds)
	**Associated with noxious stimuli (cold or heat)		**Associated with noxious stimuli (usually cold or heat, can also be elicited by sweat and sour)
	*Irreversible Pulpitis		*Irreversible Pulpitis
	**Duration of pain is long (hours) and intense		**Duration of pain is long (hours) and intense

2016-07-28T05:41:11Z

Text replacement - "==Diagnostic Evaluation==" to "==Evaluation=="

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	==~~Diagnostic~~ Evaluation==		==Evaluation==

	==Management==		==Management==

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	==~~Diagnosis~~==		==Diagnostic Evaluation==


	==Management==		==Management==