Example 2: CRACKED TOOTH SYNDROME (CTS)
Continuous pain
Pain on releasing the bite.
Best diagnosed by subjective symptoms & horizontal percussion
DIAGNOSIS:
1. Bite test- best test
2. Transillumination test - DFOTI
3. Die test- Please correct what I said Propyl glycol to Methylene Blue**
NB : CTS is reversible if pulp crack doesn’t involve the pulp. Treatment- crown. CTS is
irreversible pulpitis if crack involves the pulp. Treatment - RCT + crown