Quiz questions : course on dental pathology and therapeutics : Philadelphia Dental College / Prof. J. Foster Flagg ; answered by William C. Foulks.

  • Flagg, J. Foster (Josiah Foster), 1828-1903.
Date:
1882
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Credit: Quiz questions : course on dental pathology and therapeutics : Philadelphia Dental College / Prof. J. Foster Flagg ; answered by William C. Foulks. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    to whether it is hypertrophied gum or pulp tissue. Therefore, to be positively assured as to the true condition, such treatment must be followed as shall tend to reduce the enlargement sufficiently to per- mit satisfactory diagnosis as to its origin. Complicated Caries. What is complicated caries? Ans. That stage of decay connected with a pulp- less tooth, or which requires for its successful treatment, the devitalization and extirpation of the dental pulp. Is a pulpless tooth a dead tooth? Ans. It is not as regards the cementum and peri- cementum ; it is when reference is had to the en- amel and dentine. Why ? Ans. The vital and nutrient forces, supplied through the pulp to the dentine and enamel, are entirely cut off from these structures upon death of the pulp. As the cementum is nourished by the peridentium, and it in turn by proper nutrient ves- sels, they still live after death of the pulp. What are the various functions of the dental pulp ? Ans. A means of nutrient supply, sensation, preservation of translucency, vital resistance, &c. What are the probabilities of a pulpless tooth? Ans. The probabilities of a pulpless tooth are *yraded according to the temperament, occupation