Introduction and Assessment of Dental Pulp Vitality Test

doi:10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2021.03.003

Abstract

Abstract: Pulp vitality is the basis of the diagnosis and treatment of dental pulp disease. Cold pulp test, hot pulp test, and electric pulp test are widely applied to clinical diagnosis, and they are collectively known as pulp sensitivity test. But at present, stomatologists find that there are many deficiencies in sensitivity test, and in some cases such as young permanent teeth show high misdiagnosis rate. In order to improve the diagnostic accuracy, the dental pulp blood flow test is proposed, greatly reducing the rate of misdiagnosis. However, it is not widely used in clinic. In addition, magnetic resonance imaging and quantitative test of biomarkers are also considered to judge the pulp vitality in theoretical aspect. This paper briefly introduces several methods to judge the pulp vitality and the advantages and disadvantages of them.

Key words: pulp vitality, pulp sensitivity test, pulp blood flow test, laser doppler flowmetry, magnetic resonance imaging

YANG Jinghui, YUAN Guohua. Introduction and Assessment of Dental Pulp Vitality Test[J]. Journal of Oral Science Research, 2021, 37(3): 195-199.

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