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How do they do a nerve test on grinding teeth and what does it determine?
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Pulp Tester: I think you are asking how a dentist would test the vitality on the teeth of a person who is grinding, to see if the trauma from grinding has caused and of the teeth to become non-vital. If so, the answer is a pulp-tester, an instrument that imparts a small electrical current on the questionable tooth. If the tooth feels pain, it is vital; if not, it is non-vital.
Answered 4/12/2020
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Palpate: By palpating and usingn electric activity of surrounding muscles via a tens machine.
Answered 12/16/2012
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