Biomaterial Database

Endodontic treatment of vital and non-vital teeth with open apices. 1973

G Feldman, and C Solomon, and P Notaro, and E Moskowitz

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011670	Pulpectomy	Dental procedure in which the entire pulp chamber is removed from the crown and roots of a tooth.	Pulpectomies
D011672	Pulpotomy	Dental procedure in which part of the pulp chamber is removed from the crown of a tooth.	Pulpotomies
D002126	Calcium Hydroxide	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
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D003785	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.	Pulp Capping,Capping, Dental Pulp,Capping, Pulp,Pulp Capping, Dental,Cappings, Dental Pulp,Cappings, Pulp,Dental Pulp Cappings,Pulp Cappings,Pulp Cappings, Dental
D003787	Dental Pulp Devitalization	The destruction of the vitality of the pulp of the tooth. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p243)	Devitalization, Dental Pulp,Pulp Devitalization, Dental
D003788	Dental Pulp Diseases	Endodontic diseases of the DENTAL PULP inside the tooth, which is distinguished from PERIAPICAL DISEASES of the tissue surrounding the root.	Dental Pulp Disease,Disease, Dental Pulp,Diseases, Dental Pulp,Pulp Disease, Dental,Pulp Diseases, Dental
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012390	Root Canal Therapy	A treatment modality in endodontics concerned with the therapy of diseases of the dental pulp. For preparatory procedures, ROOT CANAL PREPARATION is available.	Therapy, Root Canal,Canal Therapies, Root,Canal Therapy, Root,Root Canal Therapies,Therapies, Root Canal
D014092	Tooth Root	The part of a tooth from the neck to the apex, embedded in the alveolar process and covered with cementum. A root may be single or divided into several branches, usually identified by their relative position, e.g., lingual root or buccal root. Single-rooted teeth include mandibular first and second premolars and the maxillary second premolar teeth. The maxillary first premolar has two roots in most cases. Maxillary molars have three roots. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p690)	Root, Tooth,Roots, Tooth,Tooth Roots