Biomaterial Database

[Current concepts of pulp pathology and therapy]. 1967

J C Hess

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
D011671	Pulpitis	Inflammation of the DENTAL PULP, usually due to bacterial infection in dental caries, tooth fracture, or other conditions causing exposure of the pulp to bacterial invasion. Chemical irritants, thermal factors, hyperemic changes, and other factors may also cause pulpitis.	Inflammation, Endodontic,Endodontic Inflammation,Endodontic Inflammations,Inflammations, Endodontic,Pulpitides
D011672	Pulpotomy	Dental procedure in which part of the pulp chamber is removed from the crown of a tooth.	Pulpotomies
D003782	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
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
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