Question 419 · LDEK · Diagnosis
Indicate the true sentence concerning thermal pulp tests:
- A. before performing a heat test with warmed gutta-percha the tooth should be covered with vaseline.
- B. cold test can be performed with a small ball of cotton wool soaked with ethyl alcohol.
- C. healthy pulp reacts to thermal stimuli with pain that stops after a few minutes.
- D. intense and prolonged response to heat with no reaction to cold may indicate reversible pulpitis.
- E. lateral teeth usually show more sensitivity to cold stimuli than anterior teeth.
Hint
Think about what happens when hot gutta-percha touches a dry tooth surface and has to be removed quickly.
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