Dental Pulpitis
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What type of pulpitis is characterized by low-grade irritation, resulting in the formation of reactionary dentin?

  • Pulp Necrosis
  • Acute Pulpitis
  • Chronic Closed Pulpitis (correct)
  • Chronic Open Pulpitis

Which type of pulpitis is associated with a tooth that exhibits intermittent dull aching pain and sensitivity to heat and cold?

  • Chronic Closed Pulpitis (correct)
  • Acute Pulpitis
  • Pulp Polyp
  • Chronic Open Pulpitis

What is the term for the process by which the pulp attempts to wall off an infection by producing collagen fibers?

  • Inflammation
  • Liquefaction necrosis
  • Fibroblastic activity (correct)
  • Granulation tissue formation

What is the term for the accumulation of granulation tissue and chronic inflammatory cells in response to pulp infection?

<p>Granulation tissue (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the death of pulp tissue as a result of chronic inflammation?

<p>Pulp necrosis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of pulpitis is characterized by a chronic inflammatory reaction that may result from low-grade injury?

<p>Chronic Pulpitis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which pulp tissue is replaced by granulation tissue and chronic inflammatory cells?

<p>Granulation tissue formation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the formation of a mass of granulation tissue that grows out of the root canal and into the oral cavity?

<p>Pulp polyp (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of the pulp that prevents normal swelling of tissue during inflammation?

<p>It is totally enclosed within hard tissue (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of vasodilatation in the pulp, which causes the veins to become constricted?

<p>Congestion, degeneration, and necrosis of the pulp (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of temperature response that can produce inflammatory pulpal changes?

<p>20°C to 45°C (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of blood vessels are present in the pulp?

<p>Terminal in type (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the nerve supply of the pulp?

<p>It has free nerve endings only (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a consequence of the lack of collateral circulation in the pulp?

<p>Weakened defensive mechanism of the pulp (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of the pulp that makes it prone to damage?

<p>It is totally enclosed within hard tissue (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the pulp's inability to regenerate?

<p>Congestion, degeneration, and necrosis of the pulp (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of intact enamel and dentin?

<p>To provide sufficient protection to the pulp (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of irritation can cause pulp inflammation?

<p>All of the above: mechanical, thermal, electrical, and microbial (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of focal reversible pulpitis?

<p>Mild inflammation that can recover with irritant removal (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic clinical feature of focal reversible pulpitis?

<p>Pain subsides within seconds after removing the irritant (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a histologic feature of focal reversible pulpitis?

<p>Dilation and engorgement of blood vessels (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens if the cause of focal reversible pulpitis is not eliminated in time?

<p>Dilatation of the pulp vessels occurs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of untreated chronic pulpitis?

<p>Pulp necrosis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic feature of chronic pulpitis?

<p>Chronic inflammation and pulp polyp formation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of chronic open ulcerative pulpitis?

<p>Pulp chamber is open to the oral cavity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a clinical feature of chronic open ulcerative pulpitis?

<p>Edema in the pulp causing pressure (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the histopathological feature of chronic open ulcerative pulpitis?

<p>Pulp tissue is replaced by granulation tissue (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the pulp tissue in chronic open hyperplastic pulpitis?

<p>It reacts in a hyperplastic manner (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the appearance of the pulp polyp in chronic open hyperplastic pulpitis?

<p>A red or pinkish soft nodule (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the pulp tissue in chronic open hyperplastic pulpitis histopathology?

<p>It is replaced by a well-vascularized granulation tissue mass (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of chronic open pulpitis?

<p>Large portions of the crown are usually missing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the treatment for chronic pulpitis?

<p>Root canal treatment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cellular infiltrates are indicative of chronic pulpitis?

<p>Plasma cells and lymphocytes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is commonly observed in the histopathology of chronic open hyperplastic pulpitis (pulp polyp)?

<p>Granulation tissue covered by epithelium (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which source is NOT responsible for the epithelial covering of granulation tissue in pulp polyp?

<p>Compression by dental instruments (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a clinical feature of pulp necrosis?

<p>Cessation of all symptoms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main consequence of inflammatory exudates being compressed within the hard shell of dentin in pulpitis?

<p>Compression of blood vessels leading to infection and necrosis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which key point distinguishes the inflammatory process in the pulp from other body connective tissues?

<p>Involvement of specific pulp irritants (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of pulpitis is defined by its potential for the dental pulp to return to a normal state if the irritant is removed?

<p>Focal reversible pulpitis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What histopathological feature is commonly noted in a microscopic section of necrotic pulp?

<p>Empty pulp chamber (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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