Diagnostic Challenges in Dentistry Lecture
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Which test is used for visualizing interproximal caries, cracks, infractions, and fractures by transmitting a powerful light through teeth?

  • Bite/cusp loading test
  • Gutta-percha tracing with a radiograph
  • Trans-illumination test (correct)
  • Staining test
  • What should be used to remove excess dye after painting the tooth surface for the staining test?

  • 70% isopropyl alcohol (correct)
  • Acetone
  • Mouthwash
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • In the bite/cusp loading test, what should the patient bite firmly on to detect a suspected cusp, tooth, or root fracture?

  • A pencil
  • A metal spoon
  • A plastic straw
  • A cotton roll (correct)
  • What should be used for intraligamental local anaesthetic injection in the selective anesthesia test if pain is poorly localized?

    <p>Articaine solution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What technique should be used to apply methylene blue dye for the staining test?

    <p>Painting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when pressure is applied during the bite/cusp loading test on a tooth with a suspected fracture?

    <p>The fractured segments separate temporarily</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the trans-illumination test, what prevents the passage of light across the fracture line?

    <p>Reflection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is used to trace gutta-percha with a radiograph for identifying root fractures?

    <p>'Gutta-percha Tracing'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If pain persists after performing the selective anesthesia test in the maxillary quadrant, what should be done next?

    <p>Switch to mandibular quadrant and repeat the test there</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Tooth Slooth' is associated with which specific dental test?

    <p>'Bite/cusp loading' test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How would you visualize a suspected cusp, tooth, or root fracture using 'Tooth Slooth'?

    <p>By instructing the patient to bite firmly on it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What would be visualized by transmitting a powerful light through teeth during the trans-illumination test?

    <p>Dental caries and cracks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of pain is often experienced in a wider area and felt along the distribution of the nerve involved?

    <p>Neuropathic Toothache</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of pain may be mistaken as odontogenic pain and involves headaches in the orofacial region?

    <p>Neurovascular Toothache</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which condition does the pain involve multiple teeth and jump from one tooth to another?

    <p>Psychogenic Toothache</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What could be a common painful complication of sickle cell anemia leading to pain within the teeth with absence of any dental pathology?

    <p>Sickle cell disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of pain involves pain from the masseter, temporalis, or anterior digastric muscle?

    <p>Myofacial pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which source of non-odontogenic pain presents with infection and inflammation in the maxillary sinus, leading to odontogenic-like pain?

    <p>Sinus Toothache</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of toothache may be felt in the lower left jaw and is not reduced by anesthetizing the lower jaw or providing dental treatment?

    <p>Cardiac toothache</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Pulpal pain mediated by C-fibers and is dull, aching, or throbbing in nature". This statement refers to which type of pain?

    <p>&quot;Pupal pain&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "In case of acute pulpitis with apical periodontitis both pulpal & periapical pain will occur & this is considered the most difficult condition to be treated." This statement refers to which type of pain?

    <p>&quot;Periapical pain&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Vaso-occlusive crisis is a common painful complication of sickle cell anemia where blood vessels are obstructed by sickled red blood cells." This statement refers to:

    <p>&quot;Sickle cell disease&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Headaches involving the orofacial region may be mistaken as odontogenic pain (misdiagnosed as pulpitis)". This statement refers to which type of pain?

    <p>&quot;Neurovascular Toothache&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "This type of pain is a diagnostic challenge to the clinician as structures innervated by these nerves are painful but appears clinically normal." This statement refers to which type of toothache?

    <p>&quot;Neuropathic Toothache&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

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