Biomaterial Database

A guide to diagnosing and treating endodontic and periodontal lesions. 1998

L H Silverstein, and P C Shatz, and A L Amato, and D Kurtzman

Medical College of Georgia, School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontics, Atlanta, USA.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010485	Periapical Periodontitis	Inflammation of the PERIAPICAL TISSUE. It includes general, unspecified, or acute nonsuppurative inflammation. Chronic nonsuppurative inflammation is PERIAPICAL GRANULOMA. Suppurative inflammation is PERIAPICAL ABSCESS.	Periodontitis, Acute Nonsuppurative,Periodontitis, Apical,Acute Nonsuppurative Periodontitides,Acute Nonsuppurative Periodontitis,Apical Periodontitides,Apical Periodontitis,Nonsuppurative Periodontitides, Acute,Nonsuppurative Periodontitis, Acute,Periapical Periodontitides,Periodontitides, Acute Nonsuppurative,Periodontitides, Apical,Periodontitides, Periapical,Periodontitis, Periapical
D011379	Prognosis	A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.	Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D003791	Dental Pulp Test	A diagnostic aid used in evaluating the physical health of teeth. It involves using a tool that transmits hot or cold temperatures, or electric currents to a tooth's surface. The sensitivity to hot or cold or to the currents on a tooth can determine if there are problems with that tooth.	Dental Pulp Sensibility Test,Dental Pulp Vitality Test,Electric Pulp Test,Endo-Ice Test,Thermal Pulp Test,Dental Pulp Tests,Pulp Test, Dental,Pulp Tests, Dental,Test, Dental Pulp,Tests, Dental Pulp,Electric Pulp Tests,Endo Ice Test,Endo-Ice Tests,Pulp Test, Electric,Pulp Test, Thermal,Pulp Tests, Electric,Pulp Tests, Thermal,Test, Electric Pulp,Test, Endo-Ice,Test, Thermal Pulp,Tests, Electric Pulp,Tests, Endo-Ice,Tests, Thermal Pulp,Thermal Pulp Tests
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012390	Root Canal Therapy	A treatment modality in endodontics concerned with the therapy of diseases of the dental pulp. For preparatory procedures, ROOT CANAL PREPARATION is available.	Therapy, Root Canal,Canal Therapies, Root,Canal Therapy, Root,Root Canal Therapies,Therapies, Root Canal
D018450	Disease Progression	The worsening and general progression of a disease over time. This concept is most often used for chronic and incurable diseases where the stage of the disease is an important determinant of therapy and prognosis.	Clinical Course,Clinical Progression,Disease Exacerbation,Exacerbation, Disease,Progression, Clinical,Progression, Disease