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ENDODONTIC TERMINOLOGY

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Participating provider: An endodontist who signs a contractual agreement with the dental insurance carrier to provide care to eligible members. (AAE)

Patient portion: The dollar amount that you will be responsible for paying if your insurance payment does not cover the entire fee. (AAE)

Plaque - Soft sticky substance composed of bacteria, which accumulates on teeth. (RCP)

Preauthorization: A statement from your insurance company indicating whether the required endodontic treatment will be covered under the terms of your plan. (AAE)

Predetermination: An administrative procedure that requires your endodontist to submit a treatment plan to your insurance carrier for approval before treatment begins. (AAE)

Previously Initiated Therapy – A clinical diagnostic category indicating that the tooth has been previously treated by partial endodontic therapy (e.g. pulpotomy, pulpectomy) (ABE)

Previously Treated – A clinical diagnostic category indicating that the tooth has been endodontically treated and the canals are obturated with various filling materials, other that intracanal medicaments (ABE)

Prophylaxis - Scaling and polishing procedure that removes coronal plaque, calculus and stains. (RCP)

Pulp - Connective tissue that contains blood vessels and nerve tissue that occupies the inner part of the tooth. (RCP). The highly vascular connective tissue contained within the pulp cavity of a tooth; made up of gelatinous ground substance, collagenous and argyrophilic fibers, cellular elements, terminal blood vessels and nerves (ADBQ)

  • Dental pulp - A richly vascularized and innervated specialized connective tissue of ectomesenchymal origin; contained in the central space of a tooth, surrounded by the dentin, with inductive, formative, nutritive, sensory and protective functions. (AAE)
  • Normal pulp – A clinical diagnostic category in which the pulp is symptom free and normally responsive to vitality testing (ABE)
  • Pulp Canal - Portion of pulp in the root (RCP)
  • Pulp Cavity - Space inside a tooth that contains the pulp. (RCP)
  • Pulp Chamber – Part of the pulp in the tooth crown (RCP). The area within the natural crown of the tooth occupied by dental pulp (ADBQ)
  • Pulp Horn – Part of the pulp chamber that extends towards the cusp (RCP)
  • Pulp necrosis – A clinical diagnostic category indicating death of the dental pulp.  The pulp is non-responsive to vitality testing (ABE)
  • Pulp Tissue - Soft tissue in the pulp chamber composed of blood vessels and nerves (RCP)

Pulpectomy - Complete removal of pulp tissue from the root canal space.(RCP)

Pulpitis - Inflammation of the pulp of a tooth involving the blood vessels and nerves (ADBQ)

  • Reversible pulpitis – A clinical diagnosis based upon subjective and objective findings indicating that the inflammation should resolve and the pulp return to normal (ABE)
  • Irreversible pulpitis – A clinical diagnosis based on subjective and objective findings indicating that the vital inflamed pulp is incapable of healing (ABE)
    • Additional descriptions:
            Symptomatic – Lingering thermal pain, spontaneous pain, referred pain (ABE)
            Asymptomatic – No clinical symptoms but inflammation produced by caries, caries excavation, trauma, etc. (ABE)

Pulpotomy - Surgical removal of a portion of the pulp intending to maintain the vitality of remaining pulp (RCP)

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

  1. ENDODONTICS OR ROOT CANAL TREATMENT. Glossary. L'Académie de dentisterie biocompatible du Quebec (ADBQ). Available in http://www.amdhq.qc.ca/publications/l_endodontics2.aspx
  2. Glossary. American Association of Endodontists (AAE) Disponible en http://www.aae.org/aae-cms/Templates/internal_heading.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2fpatients%2fpatientinfo%2freferences%2fendoterms.htm&
    NRNODEGUID={46820BE5-A250-4D34-AF4D-0CA1B949F18C}&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyLoggedIn#endodontics
  3. Pulpal and Periapical Diagnostic Terminology. American Board of Endodontics (ABE). Disponible en http://www.aae.org/aae-cms/Templates/internal_heading.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2fcertboard%2fcurrentnews%2f&
    NRNODEGUID={98A7F6DC-C841-4AE3-82DE-90D36CC00F87}&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyLoggedIn#3 (Documento completo, pdf)
  4. Root Canal and Endodontic Glossary of Terms (RCP). Available in http://rootcanalprocedure.info/root_canal_glossary.html

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SYLLABUS
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
GLOSARIO ENDODÓNTICO
TRADUCTOR
 
     
 
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