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[[File:Pulp exposure.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Pulp exposure]]
 
[[File:Pulp exposure.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Pulp exposure]]
 
[[File:Draining sinus 2.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Draining sinus - periapical abscess complications]]
 
[[File:Draining sinus 2.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Draining sinus - periapical abscess complications]]
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[[File:Combined endodontic and periodontic lesion.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Combined endodontic and periodontic lesion]]
 
Trauma to a [[:Category:Teeth - Anatomy & Physiology|tooth]] (mechanical, chemical, thermal, infective) often results in [[Enamel Organ#Pulp|pulpal]] inflammation ('''pulpitis''').   
 
Trauma to a [[:Category:Teeth - Anatomy & Physiology|tooth]] (mechanical, chemical, thermal, infective) often results in [[Enamel Organ#Pulp|pulpal]] inflammation ('''pulpitis''').   
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Treatment for all three entities is the same, i.e. [[Endodontic Treatment|'''endodontic therapy''']] or if there are complicating factors, e.g. advanced [[Periodontitis|periodontitis]], then extraction.  
 
Treatment for all three entities is the same, i.e. [[Endodontic Treatment|'''endodontic therapy''']] or if there are complicating factors, e.g. advanced [[Periodontitis|periodontitis]], then extraction.  
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An untreated periapical abscess can lead to complications such as [[osteomyelitis]] and cellulitis through spread of the infection. <font color="red">( PicE8)</font color> A fistulous tract opening on the skin or oral mucosa may develop.
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An untreated periapical abscess can lead to complications such as [[osteomyelitis]] and cellulitis through spread of the infection. A fistulous tract opening on the skin or oral mucosa may develop.
    
==Combined [[Periodontal Conditions|Periodontic]] and Endodontic Lesions==
 
==Combined [[Periodontal Conditions|Periodontic]] and Endodontic Lesions==
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* A Class I lesion, or endodontic–periodontic lesion, is endodontic in origin, i.e. pathology begins in the pulp and progresses to involve the periodontium.
 
* A Class I lesion, or endodontic–periodontic lesion, is endodontic in origin, i.e. pathology begins in the pulp and progresses to involve the periodontium.
* A Class II lesion, or periodontic–endodontic lesion, is periodontic in origin, i.e. pathology begins in the periodontium and progresses to involve the pulp. <font color="red">(picE10) </font color>
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* A Class II lesion, or periodontic–endodontic lesion, is periodontic in origin, i.e. pathology begins in the periodontium and progresses to involve the pulp.  
 
* A Class III lesion, or true combined lesion, is a fusion of independent periodontic and endodontic lesions.
 
* A Class III lesion, or true combined lesion, is a fusion of independent periodontic and endodontic lesions.
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[[Category:Endodontic Conditions]]
 
[[Category:Endodontic Conditions]]
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[[Category:To Do - Mars Check]]
 
[[Category:To Do - Mars Check]]
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