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Li Bao Hua
Dentistry
About me
Joined the Communist Party of China, graduated from Jiamusi University in 2007 with a Bachelor's degree in Stomatology. Continued to pursue a Master's degree in Stomatology at Jiamusi University in the same year, graduating in 2010. Engaged in scientific research, published nearly ten articles from 2010 to the present, participated in the completion of four projects sponsored by the Provincial Health Department, of which one has been completed and three are in progress. Contributed to one book, and taught undergraduate courses in pediatric dentistry and preventive dentistry. Recognized as an outstanding experimental teacher at Jiamusi University in 2015.
Proficient in diseases
Children's dental caries, pulpitis, periapical disease, tooth trauma, etc., including prevention of childhood milk tooth caries and sealant application on permanent molars.
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What to do with tooth nerve pain?
Common symptoms of dental nerve pain include severe toothache. If teeth are not brushed and rinsed promptly after eating, food residues linger on the teeth, and bacterial fermentation produces acids, leading to symptoms of dental nerve inflammation. This is also due to the further progression of dental caries. In such cases, dental treatment should be sought as early as possible. If the decayed dental tissues are removed and the dental nerve is not exposed, direct filling treatment can be conducted. If infected dental tissues are removed and the dental nerve is exposed, the treatment depends on the development status of the tooth root. If the tooth root is not fully formed, it is advisable to preserve the living dental nerve as much as possible, and direct pulp capping or vital pulpotomy can be performed. If the root apex foramen has already formed, infected purulent dental tissues or the dental nerve can be removed for root canal treatment.
Does pulpitis make it painful to tap the tooth?
Pulpitis does not necessarily cause pain when the tooth is tapped. When we talk about pain from tapping a tooth, it mainly refers to examining pain in the apical area. If tapping the tooth causes pain, it indicates that the inflammation has gathered at the root tip, manifesting as what is clinically described as tenderness upon percussion. Pulpitis may simply be a bacterial infection of the dental nerve, localized around the nerve or confined within the roots, where the nerve is infected but the apical nerve remains intact. In such cases, tapping the tooth would not cause pain. This means that in the early stages of pulpitis, there might not be tenderness upon percussion, but spontaneous pain from the dental nerve or pain triggered by temperature changes might still occur.