A white powder prepared from lime that has many medical and industrial uses. It is in many dental formulations, especially for root canal filling.
Hydroxide, Calcium
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Dental Pulp
A richly vascularized and innervated connective tissue of mesodermal origin, contained in the central cavity of a tooth and delimited by the dentin, and having formative, nutritive, sensory, and protective functions. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
Dental Pulps,Pulp, Dental,Pulps, Dental
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Dental Pulp Capping
Application of a protective agent to an exposed pulp (direct capping) or the remaining thin layer of dentin over a nearly exposed pulp (indirect capping) in order to allow the pulp to recover and maintain its normal vitality and function.