Question 313 · LDEK · Pediatric endodontics

Short lasting provoked tooth pain, no reaction to tapping, increased reaction to cold, which ceases after the elimination of the trigger, are the symptoms of:

  1. A. reversible pulpitis.
  2. B. irreversible pulpitis.
  3. C. pulp necrosis.
  4. D. apical periodontitis.
  5. E. submucosal abscess.
Hint

Brief, provoked pain that stops once the stimulus is removed, with no tenderness to percussion, describes a pulp that can still recover.

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