This document classifies dental emergencies into pre-treatment, inter-appointment, and post-appointment emergencies. Pre-treatment emergencies include acute pulpitis, acute pulpitis with apical periodontitis, and pulp necrosis. Inter-appointment emergencies can result from misdiagnosis, missed canals, incomplete removal of pulp tissue, overinstrumentation, irrigation methods, and intracanal medicaments. Post-appointment emergencies involve complications after a root canal procedure. The document provides details on signs, symptoms, and emergency treatments for several common dental conditions.

2. Emergency in dentistry may be classified into: pain and swelling
• Classification:

3. For proper diagnosis you must:

4. PRE-TREATMENT EMERGENCIES

5. PRE-TREATMENT EMERGENCIES
I. Acute Pulpitis:-

6. Acute pulpitis:
Visual examination and history:
Vitality tests:Thermal:

7. Emergency treatment: Pulpectomy/ pulpotomy
1-pulpotomy.
2-Pulpectomy.
3-extraction.

8. II. AcutePulpitisWith Apical Periodontitis:-
Signs and symptoms:

9. III. Pulp necrosis:
• Necrosis Is Not An Emergency...Yet It May Create An Emergency!!
• Signs and Symptoms:
• Treatment

10. IV. Acute Periapical Abscess and cellulitis:-
Signs and Symtoms:

11. • emergency treatment
• Note:

14. INTER-APPOINTMENT EMERGENCIES:
1.Mis-diagnosis:
2.Missed canal:
3.Incomplete removal of pulp tissue:

15. 4. Overinstrumentation:
5. Method of irrigation:

16. 6. Open versus closed access:
7.Intracanal medicaments:

17. Inter-Appointment Emergencey Cases:
1- Secondary Apical Periodontitis:

20. 2- Incomplete Removal Of PulpTissue:

21. 3- Recrudescence of a chronic periapical lesion (Recrudescent
or Phoenix abscess):

22. III .POST-APPOINTMENT EMERGENCIES: