An abscessed tooth is a condition in which the nerve of the tooth (the dental pulp) becomes infected. Infection often occurs when a dental cavity (tooth decay) goes untreated and spreads deep within the tooth. The bacteria that cause anabscesscan spread down the length of the roots of the ...
Tooth decay, tooth fracture, a cracked tooth, a defective, deep, extensive or new dental restoration, sinus infection, tooth clenching and grinding (bruxism), periodontal (gum) disease, exposed dentin. If any of these are identified, the dentist will likely initiate treatment aimed at both manag...
Fifty-three block sections of root-filled teeth were gathered from human cadavers. The blocks were radiographically exposed, sectioned, and stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Histologic sections were categorized as inflamed or uninflamed. Radiographically, the roots were assigned as apical lucency, ...
Your dentist may recommend placing a crown on one of your teeth. This is most often done because there is not enough tooth remaining to hold a filling or the tooth has been weakened by previous fillings, cracks etc. that put the tooth at risk of fracture which may render the tooth un-...
Large sores or ulcers on the feet or legs:For a diabetic person, a nonhealing sore larger than 1 inch in diameter can be a sign of a potentially limb-threatening infection. Other signs and symptoms that merit immediate care are exposed bone or deep tissuewound, large areas of surrounding ...
“Dakin’s Solution” as it was first introduced by Henry Drysdale Dakin for the treatment of infected wounds during World war I. Its use in Root Canal treatment was first introduced by Walker in 1936 which was later popularized by Grossman in 1941 by publishing his findings of its tissue ...
Partial pulpotomy was performed by amputating 2 mm of the exposed pulp, hemostasis was achieved, and the tooth was randomly assigned for the placement of either white MTA (White ProRoot Dentsply, Tulsa, OK) or CH (Dycal; Dentsply Caulk, Milford, DE) as the pulpotomy agent. Postoperative ...