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radiology message board Love It! A look at a problem case in which the patient may or may not need root-canal treatment Dentaltown.com > Message Boards > Restorative Dentistry > Love It! Overture Member Since: 04/11/10 Post: 1 of 21 Consult. 19-year-old male patient. Pain LR quad. Treatment plan, yada yada yada. Explain to mom possibly RCT #30. Related Message Boards Internal Resorption Internal Resorption Endodontic Healing After failing his first appointment, he shows up today with a Monster energy drink. And yes, brings it back to the operatory. #29 is for a different thread. ■ Endodontic Healing SEP 9 2014 patrick4 Member Since: 08/28/03 Post: 2 of 21 Overture Member Since: 04/11/10 Post: 3 of 21 Could #29 be the issue ... resorption? I know #30 needs treatment but it doesn't look like RCT to me. ■ SEP 9 2014 In my experience, endodontic lesions like #29 tend to be totally asymptomatic. At the consult visit, my cold tests were non-conclusive. #30 did respond sharply-no lingering. #29 vital. When he came in for his appointment yesterday (treatment), he was no longer in pain (pre-op). No RCT was done either, but to me that means little at this point. It all depends on how his tooth responds to the treatment. ■ SEP 9 2014 ejones Member Since: 04/15/08 Post: 4 of 21 #30 could be IP after getting all the decay out, but I'd refer #29 to my endo ASAP. If it is resorption (which I think it is off the cuff), he's gonna lose that tooth within a couple years. Might anyways based on how much it appears to be wallowed out. ■ SEP 9 2014 imaginarydave #29 = not an endodontic lesion. If you're going to refer it to anyone, refer it to perio, but that tooth is probably fubar. ■ Member Since: 05/13/09 Posts: 5 & 7 of 21 558 Member Since: 02/28/04 Post: 9 of 21 SEP 9 2014 What is your main question? Where is the pain coming from? I notice you ask these questions that say one thing and then turn out to be something else or more than one thing. Can you be more specific? ■ SEP 9 2014 eeznogood Member Since: 02/23/06 Post: 10 of 21 26 I don't get why you guys are getting on the OP's case. He was clearly justified in discussing POSSIBLE ENDO with the mom. He never said he was going to jump into it off the bat and he Continued on p. 28 APRIL 2016 // dentaltown.com http://www.Dentaltown.com http://www.dentaltown.com/MessageBoard/thread.aspx?a=11&s=2&f=113&t=265082&g=1 http://www.dentaltown.com/MessageBoard/thread.aspx?a=11&s=2&f=113&t=264298&g=1 http://www.dentaltown.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Dentaltown April 2016

On Dentaltown.com
HOWARD SPEAKS: Lessons from Asia
PROFESSIONAL COURTESY: Today’s Active Topics
Continuing Education Update
Industry News
Love It!
Poll
What Do You Use to Calculate Offi ce Metrics?
When’s the Last Time You Googled Your Practice?
How is My Curing Different From Pulse Curing?
OFFICE VISIT: Family Ties
Breaking the Cookie Cutter: Finding Our Way Back to Individuality with Shape, Form and Texture
Choose Your Weapon: Finding the Best Fluoride Option for Your Patient
(Your Own) Practice, Made Perfect
Braces vs. Aligners: The Science of Picking the Best Appliance
You Be the Judge: The Case of the Lazy X-Rays
Product Profile: Premier
Principles of Flap Design and Closure
Any More Tips on This Extraction?
Dentistry’s Great Marketing Untruths
Product Profile: CreoDent Prosthetics
Product Profile: Ivoclar Vivadent
You Should Know: Dental Planet
New Products
Ad Index
Bio-Minimalism: Trends and Transitions in Endodontics
Material Classifi cation and Shade Selection Protocol for All-Ceramic Restorations
Dentally Incorrect

Dentaltown April 2016