# Pulp is necrotized in which of the following?
A. Acute or chronic periapical abscess
B. Acute irreversible pulpitis
C. Hyperemia of pulp
D. Pulp polyp
The correct answer is A. Acute or Chronic periapical abscess.
A diagnosis may be confirmed by means of the electric pulp test and by thermal tests. The affected pulp is necrotic and does not respond to electric current or to application of cold. The tooth may be tender to percussion, or the patient may state that it hurts to chew with the tooth, the apical mucosa is tender to palpation, and the tooth may be mobile and extruded.
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