Question 369 · LDEK · Diagnosis
Indicate the true statement concerning diagnostic tests used in dentistry:
- A. selective anesthesia can be used for identification of a painful tooth when the patient cannot identify if the pain comes from the left or right side.
- B. to perform selective anesthesia a mandibular nerve block should be done.
- C. pain on palpation of the mucosa overlying the root apex may indicate reversible pulpitis.
- D. percussion test should be performed with a big round condenser.
- E. mobility test determines the status of odontoblast’s processes.
Hint
Pulpal pain rarely crosses the midline, so think about which uncertainty — side or arch — selective anesthesia is meant to resolve.
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