A prospective study of the incidence of asymptomatic pulp ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由EGKontakiotis著作·2015·被引用30次—Theincidenceofasymptomaticpulpnecrosisofteethfollowingcrownpreparationisnoteworthy.Thepresenceofpreoperativecaries,restorationsorcrowns ...

Aim: To determine the incidence of asymptomatic pulp necrosis following crown preparation as well as the positive predictive value of the electric pulp testing.

Methodology: A total of 120 teeth with healthy pulps scheduled to receive fixed crowns (experimental teeth) were included. Teeth were divided into two groups according to the preoperative crown condition (intact teeth and teeth with preoperative caries, restorations or crowns) and into four groups according to tooth type (maxillary anterior teeth, maxillary posterior teeth, mandibular anterior teeth and mandibular posterior teeth). Experimental and control teeth were submitted to electric pulp testing on three different occasions before treatment commencement (stage 0), at the impression making session (stage 1) and just befor...