Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers)
Publisher: Peytchinski, Gospodin Iliev
ISSN:
1312 773X (Online)
Issue:
2014, vol. 20, issue 5
Subject Collection:
Oral and Dental Medicine
Pages: 617-620
DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2014205.617
Published online: 17 October 2014
J of IMAB 2014 Oct-Dec;20(5):617-620
ELECTRIC PULP TEST OF TEETH WITH PERIODONTAL DISEASE.
Tsonko Uzunov1, Raya Grozdanova1, Dimitar Kosturkov2


, Albena Latkovska3, Todor Ts. Uzunov4
1) Department of Conservative dentistry, section of dental physical therapy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Sofia,
2) Dentist in private practice,
3) Student V year, Physical therapy and diagnosis of dental diseases workshop, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Sofia,
4) Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Sofia,
Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
ABSTRACT:
Purpose: The aim of the research is to investigate the change in pulp vitality of teeth with periodontal disease using electric pulp tester (EPT).
Methods: Subjected to observation were 108 patients with chronic periodontitis. Vitality of 805 teeth with periodontal pocket depth greater than 4 mm was studied by EPT. The research was conducted with EPT "Yonovit ".
Results: The highest percentage of surveyed teeth (68.4%) respond to the norm when they are tested with EPT – values between 3 μA and 10 μA . Teeth that respond to EPT with values below 3 μA and between 35-100 μA are relatively equal - respectively 4.3% and 3.3%. With increased threshold of irritation – 10-35 μA react 23.4% of teeth. Small number of teeth have threshold of irritation over 100 μA - 0.6%.
Conclusion: The value of EPT among periodontal damaged teeth depends on many factors - patient's age, extent of periodontal affect, group affiliation of teeth, etc.
Key words: EPT, periodontal disease,
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Please cite this article in PubMed Style or AMA (American Medical Association) Style:
Kotsilkov K, Popova Ch. Real time PCR identification for target adjunctive antibiotic therapy of severe chronic periodontitis. Part II - microbiological effetivenes. J of IMAB. 2014 Oct-Dec;20(5):617-620. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5272/jimab.2014205.617
Correspondence to: Dr. Dimitar Kosturkov, Department of Conservative dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia; 1, Sv. Georgi Sofiyski Blvd, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria; E-mail: d.kosturkov@gmail.com
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Published online: 17 October 2014
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