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- Pigg, Maria, et al.
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Distinguishing pulpal from periapical pain by pain characteristics : National Dental PBRN
- 2016
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Objective Root canal treatment (RCT) is often initiated upon pain caused by inflammation of pulpal or periapical tissues. To explore to what extent certain clinical signs and symptoms differ between these two conditions, we compared pain of pulpal and periapical origin with regard to symptoms, clinical signs and diagnostic findings. Methods 62 dentists within the National Dental PBRN (www.NationalDentalPBRN.org) enrolled consecutive patients requiring RCT. Preoperative data were collected from patients (symptoms, pain characteristics) and dentists (examination findings) by questionnaires. Patients with average pain intensity >0 (0–10 numeric rating scale; NRS) for >1 day in the week preceding treatment were eligible. The definition for pain of pulpal origin was tooth pain with bleeding within the pulp chamber in the absence of periapical radiolucency. The definition for pain of periapical origin was tooth pain without bleeding pulp and presence of radiolucency. Pearson's chi-square test and t-test compared groups, and sensitivity and specificity were calculated. Results 370 patients met criteria; 234 (63%) exhibited pulpal pain and 136 (37%) had periapical pain. Patients with pain of pulpal origin more often reported sharp (p=0.004), dull (p=0.039), or shooting pain (p=0.026), provoked pain onset (p=0.002), pain aggravated by cold/hot food or drink (p<0.001) and prolonged response to cold (p<0.001). Patients with pain of periapical origin more often had tenderness to percussion (p<0.001) and biting pressure (p<0.001), as well as swelling (p<0.001). To identify pain of pulpal origin, prolonged response to cold had 71% sensitivity and 92% specificity. To identify pain of periapical origin, tenderness to percussion had 89% sensitivity and 38% specificity and for biting pressure, 81% sensitivity and 42% specificity. Conclusion Clinical characteristics and symptoms clearly differed between conditions. Although no single factor had adequate validity to be used as an indicator of the source of pain, several should be considered for inclusion in future diagnostic algorithms.
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- Pigg, Maria, et al.
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Validity of preoperative clinical findings to identify dental pulp status : A National Dental Practice-Based Research Network Study
- 2016
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Ingår i: Journal of Endodontics. - : Elsevier. - 0099-2399 .- 1878-3554. ; 42:6, s. 935-942
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- INTRODUCTION: Endodontic diagnostic tests are often used clinically to assess pulp status as a basis for the diagnosis and determination of whether root canal treatment (RCT) is indicated. Response to cold and pain on percussion are 2 common tests, yet their validity in identifying nonvital pulp in regular dental practice has not been reported. METHODS: We assessed the validity of cold and percussion tests to identify nonvital pulp in teeth requiring RCT in a dental practice setting performed by 46 general dentists and 16 endodontists in the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network. The influence of patient-, tooth-, and dentist-related characteristics was investigated. Observed bleeding from the pulp chamber was the clinical reference. Sensitivity (SN), specificity (SP), overall test accuracy (TA), positive (PPV) and negative (NPV) predictive values, and likelihood and diagnostic odds ratios (LR+, LR-, dORs) were calculated for each single test and the combined cold and percussion tests. RESULTS: Seven hundred eight patient teeth were included. Cold test showed high validity to identify a nonvital pulp status (SN = 89%, SP = 80%, TA = 84%, PPV = 81%, NPV = 88%, LR+ = 4.35, LR- = 0.14, dOR = 31.4), whereas pain on percussion had lower validity (SN = 72%, SP = 41%, TA = 56%, PPV = 54%, NPV = 60%, LR+ = 1.22, LR- = 0.69, dOR = 1.78). Combining the 2 tests did not increase validity, whereas preoperative pain, medication intake, patient age and sex, and dentist training level affected test validity significantly. CONCLUSIONS: In regular dental practice, the cold test exhibits higher validity to discriminate between vital and nonvital pulp than the tooth percussion test.
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