Diseases

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Exposure, Dental Pulp
  • Pulp Exposure, Dental

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C07.793w.237.283

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dental Pulp Exposure. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003789. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003789
  2. Dental Pulp Exposure. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54943809