Waldent Electric Pulp Tester

Waldent Electric Pulp Tester

It is a device to examine the vitality of dental pulp using the electrical stimulation. During the pulp test, the current stimulates intradental nerve, and give severe pain to patients.

Some studies were accompanied to measure the responses of subjects by stimulating over the sensory threshold to determine whether the nerve of pulp in the tooth remains alive. So it can accurately read the pulp's vitality in a very highly efficient way.

Electric Pulp testing

An electric current can be applied to the tooth in order to generate an action potential in the type A delta fibers within pulp; this elicit a response.

This test is conducted under a medium like toothpaste on dried tooth.

Place the probe tip flat on the tooth close to the pulp horn ( labial/ Buccal surface)

Place the end of conducting probe on lip

Asked for any tingling sensation.