Diagnostic criteria
| Diagnosis
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Pulp hyperemia
| Acute localised pulpitis
| Acute diffuse pulpitis
| Acute purulent pulpitis
| Traumatic pulpitis
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Anamnesis; complaints
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| Acute spontaneous pain in affected tooth that lasts 1 – 2 min; “light periods” – 6 – 24 hrs.
Pain attacks are increased at night. Pain arises from all kinds of stimuli, lasts for 1 – 2 min. after their removal. There is no irradiation of pain.
| Acute spontaneous attack-like pain, lasts 5 – 10 min.; “light-periods” from 2 hrs. and more. Pain attacks are increased at night. Pain arises from all kinds of stimuli, slowly disappears after their removal. Sometimes could irradiate in adjacent teeth.
| Acute spontaneous attack-like pain, from 2 hrs. and more; “light-periods” 10 – 30 min. Pain attacks are increased at night; arises from all types of stimuli in laying position. Irradiation of pain.
| Spontaneous, pulsate (throbbing), continuous pain, could be weaken for a few minutes. There is an irradiation of pain. Pain is exacerbating at night and from hot stimulus; relieving factor is cold water. Any of the irritants lead to sharp attack of pain.
| Accidental pulp exposure –short-termed acute pain.
During crown fracture – acute pain that irradiates following branches of n. trigeminal. Pain due to all irritants even when breathing air though mouth.
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Deepness of carious cavity
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| Carious cavity is medium or deep. Amount of decayed dentine is in correspondence to the course of caries.
| Deep carious cavity with great amount of decayed dentine.
| Deep carious cavity with great amount of decayed dentine.
| Deep carious cavity with great amount of decayed dentine.
| In the case of accidental pulp exposure – pink pulp is visible in one point and drop of blood comes out. In the case of traumatic fracture of tooth crown – red pulp is clearly visible.
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Probing of carious cavity bottom
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| Painful in a limited part of carious cavity bottom. Pain in a few minutes disappears.
| Sharply painful in one point. Pain is preserved for some time after probing is stopped.
| All bottom of carious cavity is painful; pain is preserved after stopping of probing.
| Sharply painful probing of all carious cavity bottom; roof of the pulp chamber could be easily perforated and drop of pus could come out.
| Extremely painful
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Vertical percussion
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| Painless
| Painless
| Painful when there is pulp exposure
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Temperature test
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| Pain from cold water that lasts for 1 – 2 min.
| Pain from cold or hot water that lasts for some time after irritant removal.
| Pain due to cold or hot water; pain irradiates following branches of V cranial nerve.
| Cold water relieve pain for few min.
| Extremely painful reaction from cold or hot water.
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EPT
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| 8-12 mcA
| 15-25 mcA
| 20-35 mcА
| 35 — 45 mcА
| –
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