Endodontics · single question
Spontaneous, lingering, throbbing pain that is hard to localize, made worse by heat and briefly relieved by cold. Diagnosis?
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Correct answer: A. Symptomatic irreversible pulpitis
- A. Correct. Spontaneous, lingering pain that is poorly localized and heat-aggravated/cold-relieved is classic for symptomatic irreversible pulpitis.
- B. Incorrect. Reversible pulpitis is provoked (not spontaneous) and resolves immediately.
- C. Incorrect. Dentin hypersensitivity is a brief, stimulus-evoked twinge, not spontaneous throbbing.
- D. Incorrect. An uncomplicated crack causes bite-related sharp pain, not spontaneous lingering ache.