Anatomy

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)

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Abstract

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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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Dental Pulps
  • Pulp, Dental
  • Pulps, Dental

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23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

/surg = PULPECTOMY or PULPOTOMY; inflammation = PULPITIS

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  1. A14w.549w.167w.900.260w

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WU 230

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dental Pulp. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003782. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003782
  2. Dental Pulp. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_(tooth)
  3. Dental Pulp. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48286