The teeth though look quite strong from the outside, but in the real, they have softer nerve chambers. They include the blood vessels and nerve tissues. The deep injuries can cause the destruction of the nerves. If they utterly destroy, they will affect the chamber, causing certain infections. In case of such condition, a patient will experience the serious gum swelling and pain. The Root canal […]
Internal Resorption – Pink tooth of Mummery
Internal resorption is a condition where the slow or fast resorption of the dentin of the pulp, and the internal walls of the root canals occurs. It is named as Pink tooth of Mummery after the anatomist – James Howard Mummery. Cause and symptoms The cause of this condition is not clearly known, except of […]
Irreversible Pulpitis – Persistant inflammation of pulp
Pulpitis is the inflammatory condition of the pulp (refer Diseases of the Pulp). Irreversible pulpitis is the inflammatory condition of the pulp, symptomatic or asymptomatic, caused by any noxious stimuli. It is characterized by persistent pain, and following are the types – Acute – Abnormally responsive to cold Abnormally responsive to heat Chronic – Asymptomatic […]
Reversible Pulpitis – Hyperemia – Hyperactive pulpalgia
Pulpitis is the inflammatory condition of the pulp (refer Diseases of the Pulp). Reversible pulpitis is a type of inflammation of the pulpal tissue, which is symptomatic and the initial stage, which gives hypersensitive response to any cold stimulus, but the pain response subsides when the stimulus is removed. Table of Contents: Etiology of Reversible […]
Types of Pulpal Diseases – Grossman Classification
The diseases in pulp can occur due to any of the bacterial, physical, chemical or radiation reasons. The bacterial irritants can first attack the upper layers of teeth, like the enamel and dentin, which later progresses to involve the pulp. Grossman classified the diseases of pulp into various categories, depending on the type of pathology, […]
Root Canal
Root canal is a dental procedure which helps in removing the entire internal parts, mainly pulp chamber of the tooth. It also involves the filling of the prepared empty cavity with a suitable bio-compatible material. This procedure is done and advised only when the tooth can not compensate restoring material in a small cavity on […]