Endodontics · single question
Tooth #4 gives an exaggerated response to cold that resolves quickly with no lingering pain. Diagnosis?
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Correct answer: A. Reversible pulpitis
- A. Correct. A heightened but quickly resolving response indicates reversible pulpitis.
- B. Incorrect. Irreversible pulpitis produces pain that lingers after stimulus removal.
- C. Incorrect. Necrotic pulp gives no response to cold.
- D. Incorrect. That diagnosis involves an apical radiolucency without pulpal cold response, not a brisk cold response.