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COMMON SYMPTOMS OF DENTAL CARIES |
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sensitive to hot a cold, sweets, and pressure to biting. |
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white spots on enamel.
roughness on surface.
dark, stained spot.
cavity filled with food or spongy mass of decaying dentin. |
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Spontaneous, continuous, or intermittent pain that lingers. Peircing, pulsating px of affecting area.
**increased px when lying down |
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SYMPTOMS OF ACUTE PULPITIS |
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Blood or pus oozing from the pulpal exposure.
A fractured tooth or missing restoration.
A large carious lesion with a pulpal exposure. |
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Periapical abscess usually results from an infection of the pulpal
tissue causing the pulp to become necrotic (die). |
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Gingivitis is an inflammation of the gingival tissue. |
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SYMPTOMS OF MARGINAL GINGIVITIS |
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sore, swollen, or bleeding gums. |
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NECROTIZING ULCERATIVE GINGIVITIS |
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NUG
infection of the gums also known as "trenchmouth" |
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SYMPTOMS OF NECROTIZING ULCERATIVE GINGIVITIS |
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bad taste in mouth, bleeding of gums, px with eating and brushing |
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Inflammation of the gingiva that involves the crest of the alveolar bone and the periodontal ligament above the alveolar crest.
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SYMPTOMS OF PERIODONTITIS |
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deep knawing pain.
itchy gums, bleeding gums, uneven bite,
toothache with absence of caries.
increased spacing between the anterior teeth.
loose or elongated teeth.
discoloration of gums, heavy plaque and calculus deposits. |
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Periodontal abscess is caused by an infection of the periodontal tissues
FROM: long-continued irritation by food debris, deep deposits of calculus or a foreign object packed in the sulcus or inter-proximal spaces.
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SYMPTOMS OF PERIODONTAL ABSCESS |
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throbbing px in affected area, increased px with chewing/ lying down.
*bad taste in mouth. a gumboil. "tooth feels longer then others" |
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Pericoronitis is an inflammation of the gingiva around a partially erupted tooth (the CORNER). Most often affects mandibular third molars |
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pain with chewing, bad taste in mouth
*difficulty in opening mouth
*swelling in the neck or in area of affected tooth.
*fever
red inflamed tissue around a partially erupted tooth
pus oozing from under overlaying tissue flap |
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POSTEXTRACTION HEMORRHAGE |
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bleeding from the extraction site
blood or blood clot in pt's mouth |
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POSTEXTRACTION ALVEOLAR OSTEITIS |
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“DRY SOCKET”- blood clot fails to form or washes out of the socket of a recently extracted tooth. PAINFUL!!
Severe constant pain that can run from the ear to the lower jaw
Loss of blood clot
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Type I (Enamel fracture)
Type II (Enamel/Dentin fracture)
Type III (Enamel/Dentin Fracture With Pulp Exposure)
Type IV (Root Fracture)
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Rough or sharp area on a tooth
Pain when eating or drinking
Sensitivity to heat, cold, or air
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Type II (Enamel/Dentin fracture) |
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Very rough or sharp edges
Severe pain from heat, cold, or air
Toothache
Extensive fracture involving the enamel and dentin layers
No pulp exposure
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Type III (Enamel/Dentin Fracture With Pulp Exposure) |
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Severe, throbbing pain
Very rough or sharp edges
Severe pain from heat, cold, or air
Inability to chew food
Extensive fracture with the pulp exposed
Most or all of the crown is fractured off
Bleeding from crown fracture
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Severe pain from heat, cold, air
Inability to eat anything without severe pain
A fractured root (as seen in the patient’s X-ray), which may be further complicated by a fracture of the crown
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