DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PULP AND GINGIVAL POLYP

  • *PULP POLYP*
  • Soft edematous more reddish in appearance.
  • Comparatively firm with colour looks similar to adjacent gingiva
  • Friable
  • Non friable
  • *GINGIVAl POLYP*
  • On passing the probe we can trace its origin with the tooth
  • On passing the probe we can trace its origin around the tooth (presence of stalk)
  • EndodonticTherapy or Extraction in severe case.
  • Removal of cause such as calculus

SOURCE – CARANZZA TEXTBOOK

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