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... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Mouth > Dentition > Tooth Components > Dental Pulp
Stomatognathic System > Mouth > Dentition > Tooth Components > Dental Pulp
... > Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Mouth > Dentition > Tooth Components > Dental Pulp

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Dental Pulp  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Dental Pulps
  • Pulp, Dental
  • Pulps, Dental

Note

  • /surg = PULPECTOMY or PULPOTOMY; inflammation = PULPITIS

Scope note

  • 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)

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