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Dental Pulp Diseases

Medical Definition:	Endodontic diseases of the DENTAL PULP inside the tooth, which is distinguished from PERIAPICAL DISEASES of the tissue surrounding the root.
Guide Notes:	inflamm dis = PULPITIS; DF: DENT PULP DIS

Dental Pulp Diseases Categories.

	Dental Pulp Calcification
	Dental Pulp Exposure - The result of pathological changes in the hard tissue of a tooth caused by carious lesions, mechanical factors, or trauma, which render the pulp susceptible to bacterial invasion from the external environment.
	Dental Pulp Necrosis - Death of pulp tissue. When the necrosis is due to ischemia with superimposed bacterial infection, it is referred to as pulp gangrene.
	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.
	Tooth, Nonvital - A tooth from which the dental pulp has been removed or is necrotic. (Boucher, Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)

Dental Pulp Diseases Medical Definitions and Terms

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