Open AccessDetermining predictability and accuracy of thermal and electrical dental pulp tests: An in vivo study
Author(s) -
Avinash Salgar,
Shishir Singh,
Rajesh Podar,
Gaurav Kulkarni,
Shashank Babel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/0972-0707.209067
Subject(s) - pulp (tooth) , dentistry , medicine , pulp and paper industry , materials science , engineering
Pulp sensitivity testing, even with its limitations and shortcomings, has been and still remains a very helpful aid in endodontic diagnosis. Pulp sensitivity tests extrapolate pulpal health from the sensory response. The aim of the present study was to identify the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values (NPVs) of thermal and electrical tests of pulp sensitivity.