Guest guest Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Hi everyonequestion i am stuck withA 58 year old male presents at your surgery complaining of a sharp pain of> > no more than 30 minutes duration arising from his upper left molar region.> > The pain is brought on by cold stimuli but persists after the stimulus is> > removed. It does not seem to occur spontaneously. He has tried taking> > paracetemol and this does temporarily stop the pain from recurring. The> > upper left 6 reacted to a lower current on electronic pulp testing than the> > upper right 6, upper left 7 or the lower left molars.> > What is the most likely cause of the patient's pain?> > A. Acute/reversible pulpitis> > B. Dentine sensitivity> > C. Chronic/irreversible pulpitis> > D. Periapical periodontitis> > E. Trigeminal neuralgiaIt gives me the symptom of both acute as well chronic pulpitis.As sharp pain makes me think acutepersists after stimulus means chronic.But showing abnormal response to pulp testing .all these factors make me think it has be C.What do you think?regardskanika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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