Question 1

should my tooth hurt after a pulpal debridement?

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Pain: Yes but let your dentist and md know.

Question 2

what's the difference between a pulpal debridement and a pulpotomy for an adult premolar tooth?

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As per Google....: Pulpal debridement, also referred to as a pulpectomy, is an endodontic treatment done to alleviate the serious pain caused by dental pulp and tooth nerve infection.
A pulpotomy is the removal of a portion of the pulp, including the diseased aspect, with the intent of maintaining the vitality of the remaining pulpal tissue by means of a therapeutic dressing.

Question 3

how much time does it take for a nerve to die in a tooth?

Accepted Answer

Varies: Pulp (nerve and vessels) can die soon after tooth injury or slowly over several years due to an advancing cavity or crack. A dead nerve is not a good thing since pain may only temporarily subside but now there is risk of infection and loss of bone and possibly the tooth if the "dead" nerve is not treated

Question 4

why some people die cause by tooth removal?

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Bleeding, infection: Hi. Fortunately, death from tooth extraction is vanishingly rare. But tooth extraction can rarely result in sepsis and heart valve infection, which can kill, and in people with bleeding problems, the bleeding can kill. Both these complications are less likely than being struck by lightening (my personal risk estimate!). Good luck!

Question 5

how long does it take for the root of a tooth to die from abscess?

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Varies: Usually if a tooth has become infected in the nerve canal, then it is hard to place a time frame on when the tooth will "die."  some teeth actually die and never abscess, the roots being naturally filled in or calcified.  If there is a question of symptoms, then you may want to have it checked out before you start developing more severe symptoms- pain, swelling, etc.

Question 6

is it possible to die from a tooth abscess?

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Rare, but yes: Before antibiotics, a tooth abscess was one of the leading causes of death. Obviously antibiotics help in treating infections, but an abscess that breaks into your bloodstream can quickly spread to other parts of your body, tax your immune system, and send you into septic shock. At that point all the antibiotics in the world may not help. Get the abscess treated.

Question 7

pulled very damaged tooth (not permanent) and a soft, tooth shaped pulp remained. please help needed?

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If I  understand: You correctly, you pulled one of your own teeth and there is still material there. Please see a  dentist to check this out.

Question 8

if you swallow a whole tooth can you die or have surgery?

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Not Likely: Only if the tooth was not swallowed and got stuck or it went intoyour respiratory tract and you aspirated it instead of swallowing it. Otherwise, if it can pass into your stomach, it will just come out with the poop. ;)

Question 9

what's it called when the pulp of a tooth can be saved?

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Pulp cap: It's called pulp cap can be direct  meaning that the pulp is exposed with minimal bleeding or indirect meaning  that the pulp is not exposed there is no bleeding but  there is only a thin layer of dentin is covering the pulp.  Pulp caping is not always successful and might end up needing root canal.

Question 10

how long does it take for a cavity to reach the pulp of a tooth?

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Depends: Decay advances because bacteria are given a food source that allows  rapid reproducing, excretion of demineralizing acids often insulated from  neutralizing and antibodies action of saliva.  I have seen early demineralization advance to pulp exposure in unchecked plaque formation with a sugar rich diet in a few weeks.  Once the cavity forms between the teeth, floss can no longer clean adequately.

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