Question 316 · LDEK · Diagnosis
Indicate the true statement concerning tests assessing the state of dental pulp and periapical tissues:
- A. positive result of percussion test indicates inflammation in the periodontal ligament.
- B. increased tooth mobility is always connected with a loss of pulp vitality.
- C. in order to assess the state of the pulp and periapical tissues it is sufficient to perform thermal test.
- D. the most objective test allowing for finding the absence of blood circulation in the pulp is a cavity test.
- E. sound pulp does not respond with pain to stimulation.
Hint
Ask which tissue a percussion test actually evaluates — the pulp or the tooth's attachment apparatus.
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