Dental pulp is the soft tissue central region of the tooth crown which is richly fed with blood vessels and nerves. This region is the most vulnerable part for infection. Any bacterial entry in the gums of the teeth directs its course into dentine portion ie the pulp of a tooth which leads to swelling and pain gradually.
This inflammation of the dental pulp is referred to as pulpitis. Pulpitis is a very painful state which always leads to the most attended emergency dental care. General factors such as keeping teeth unclean, improper brushing, sugary deposits in the gums provide an ambience condition for a pathogen like bacteria to multiply.
Bacterial infection causes caries in teeth and pulpitis is a secondary development of this type of tooth decay. This state is usually felt as a toothache in common man’s words. The symptoms are characterized by a sudden piercing pain in the teeth on any direct stimuli of hot or cold followed by the persistence of this acute pain for long hours.
Two types of pulpitis is present. A reversible Pulpitis and irreversible pulpitis. Reversible pulpitis occurs when caries develops and manifests itself as inflammation of the pulp leaving a lingering pain for some time. This pain then ceases and the inflammation heals by its own without any treatment.
But when this reversible pulpitis remain and continues to form then a rather worse situation termed irreversible pulpitis arises. This is very acute and the best possible remedy is cleaning of the root canal which is mostly sought after or the extraction of the damaged tooth. So to avoid pulpitis, a daily check up for the teeth by your neighbourhood dentist is a prerequisite.
This inflammation of the dental pulp is referred to as pulpitis. Pulpitis is a very painful state which always leads to the most attended emergency dental care. General factors such as keeping teeth unclean, improper brushing, sugary deposits in the gums provide an ambience condition for a pathogen like bacteria to multiply.
Bacterial infection causes caries in teeth and pulpitis is a secondary development of this type of tooth decay. This state is usually felt as a toothache in common man’s words. The symptoms are characterized by a sudden piercing pain in the teeth on any direct stimuli of hot or cold followed by the persistence of this acute pain for long hours.
Two types of pulpitis is present. A reversible Pulpitis and irreversible pulpitis. Reversible pulpitis occurs when caries develops and manifests itself as inflammation of the pulp leaving a lingering pain for some time. This pain then ceases and the inflammation heals by its own without any treatment.
But when this reversible pulpitis remain and continues to form then a rather worse situation termed irreversible pulpitis arises. This is very acute and the best possible remedy is cleaning of the root canal which is mostly sought after or the extraction of the damaged tooth. So to avoid pulpitis, a daily check up for the teeth by your neighbourhood dentist is a prerequisite.