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Encyclopedia > Dental pulp

The dental pulp is the part in the center of a tooth made up of living soft tissue and cells called odontoblasts. An inflammation of a pulp it is known as pulpitis. Types of teeth Molars are used for grinding up foods Carnassials are used for slicing food. ... In medicine, the term soft tissue refers to tissues that connect, support, or surround other structures and organs of the body. ... An odontoblast is a biological cell that is part of the outer surface of the dental pulp, and whose biological function is dentinogenesis, which is the creation of dentin, the substance under the tooth enamel and ivory. ... Inflammation is the first response of the immune system to infection or irritation and may be referred to as the innate cascade. ...


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Common Dental Emergencies - February 1, 2003 - American Family Physician (2764 words)
Dental caries, a bacterial disease of teeth characterized by destruction of enamel and dentine, is often the underlying cause of dental pain.
Dental caries is a bacterial disease of teeth characterized by demineralization of tooth enamel and dentine by acid produced during the fermentation of dietary carbohydrates by oral bacteria, predominately
Reversible pulpitis is mild inflammation of the tooth pulp caused by caries encroaching on the pulp.
How Root Canals Work (1488 words)
The pulp is a vascular tissue, composed of capillaries, larger blood vessels, connective tissue, nerve fibers, and cells including odontoblasts, fibroblasts, macrophages, and lymphocytes.
The pulp is needed to nourish the tooth during its growth and development.
After the pulp is removed and the inside of the roots shaped, the canal is dried with paper cones.
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