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What layers does the dental pulp have?

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pulpal core
cell rich zone
odontoblast layer
(predentin?)

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What are the layers of the odontogenic zone of dental pulp?

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  • Odontoblast cell layer
  • Cell-free zone of Weil
  • Cell-rich zone
  • Parietal plexus of nerves (Raschkow’s plexus)
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What is in the pulpal core?

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  • Fibroblasts
  • Type I and III collagen
  • Extracellular matrix
  • Blood vessels
  • Nerve tissue
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What is the dental pulp derived from?

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neural crest cells

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What is the main component of dental pulp?

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loose connective tissue

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What are the four functions of dental pulp?

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  • Embryonic induction
  • Formative
  • Protective
  • Reparative
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What are the cells of the pulpal tissue?

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  • fibroblasts (most)
  • odontoblasts
  • undifferentiated mesenchymal cells
  • macrophages/dendritic cells (8%)
  • blood vessel related cells (pericytes, endothelial, etc.)
  • neural related cells (schwann, etc.)
  • lymphocytes
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What are the collagen types in dental pulp?

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Type III (most)
Type I, IV, V

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What are the non-collagenous matrix components of dental pulp?

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  • Proteoglycans
  • Glycosaminoglycans
  • Phosphoproteins
  • Glycoproteins
  • γ- carboxyglutamate-containing proteins
  • BMP-2, 4, and 7
  • Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF)
  • Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF)
  • Dentin Matrix Protein (DMP)
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Does pulp have myelinated or nonmyelinated nerve axons?

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both!

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Most nerve endings in the pulp are for…

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pain

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Nerves of the pulp progressively branch and then follow what path?

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  • pass through the subodontoblastic layer as the parietal neural plexus (Rashchow’s plexus)
  • then into the odontoblastic cell layer and some fibers enter into dentinal tubules.
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What cranial nerve are the sensory afferents of the dental pulp from?

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trigeminal (CN V)

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What are the sensory afferents in dental pulp?

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pain
mechanical
thermal
tactile

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Sympathetic branches from the superior cervical ganglion are primarily ________ fibers to pulpal blood vessels.

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vasomotor

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Sympathetic branches from superior cervical ganglion do what to blood vessels?

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vasoconstriction (mostly)

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What ganglion are the sympathetic branches to the dental pulp from?

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superior cervical ganglion

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The majority of myelinated pulpal nerve axons are…

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A-δ (A-delta)

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What are A-δ (A-delta) nerves?

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fast conducting
diameter (1-6 um)

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1% of myelinated nerve fibers are classified as…

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A-β (A-beta) fibers
6-12 um diameter

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Nonmyelinated fibers are designated as…

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“C” fibers

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What are “C” fibers?

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small diameters (0.4-1.2 um)
slower

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What fibers are associated with sharp, localized pain?

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A-δ (A-delta)

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What fibers are associated with dull, diffuse pain?

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“C” fibers

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What are the neuropeptides/neurotransmitters in dental pulp?
- Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) - Substance P - Epinephrine - Norepinephrine -Dopamine - Endorphin
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What does substance P do in dental pulp?
Vasodilatation, stimulates fibroblast cell division
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What does calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) do in dental pulp?
Vasodilatation, stimulates fibroblast cell division
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What does epinephrine do in dental pulp?
Vasoconstrictive via arteriole smooth muscles
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What does norephinephrine do in dental pulp?
Sympathetic vasoconstrictor
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What does dopamine do in dental pulp?
Vasoactive or a precursor of epinephrine
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What does endorphin do in dental pulp?
silencer of nociceptors (silencer of pain)
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Each fiber contributes at least __ branches to Raschkow’s plexus.
8
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Does the distribution of nerve axons in intratubular predentin increase or decrease from pulp horns down to the root?
decrease - pulp horns = 27% - remaining crown = 14% - root = 11%
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Does the distribution of nerve axons in intratubular dentin increase or decrease from predentin to dentin up to 100 um?
decrease ex: in pulp horns predentin = 27% mineralizing front = 11% dentin up to 100 um = 8%
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Do venules or arterioles have a bigger diameter?
venules (100 um to 150 um) arterioles (50 um to 100 um)
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Terminal capillaries anastomose deep to what layer of dental pulp?
odontoblastic layer
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Capillary loops are dense in the _________________ and significantly less dense in the radicular pulp
coronal and pulp horns
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What type of capillaries are found in the pulp?
Continuous and fenestrated capillaries
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If progressive and severe, atherosclerotic plaques can result in _________________ due to vessel strangulation.
pulpal hypoxia
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What can fenestrated capillaries leaking serum cause?
swelling and edema that can lead to inflammation
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When does pulpal fibrosis occur?
increasing age or persistent low-grade injury, e.g., multiple restorations in a single tooth, chronic bruxism, repeated thermal insult
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What is pulpal fibrosis?
shrinkage of the pulp
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What are diffuse calcifications?
Irregular calcified deposits along collagen fiber bundles or within blood vessels resulting from chronic low-grade inflammation
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What are pulp stones (denticles)?
- True pulp stones contain dentinal tubules - False pulp stones feature concentric layers of calcified tissue but are void of dentinal tubules
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fenestrated capillaries
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pulpal fibrosis
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diffuse calcifications
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False pulp stones (false denticles)
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True pulp stones - can be attached, embedded, or free (yellow arrow)
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Pulp stones
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What is a pulpal abscess?
a dense aggregation of neutrophils and macrophages and other inflammatory cells within connective tissue undergoing liquefactive necrosis
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What does edema, inflammatin, and pulpal necrosis lead to clinically?
persistent pain and periapical necrosis of the PDL and associated alveolar bone
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necrotic pulp (box) with periaprical abscess (arrow)
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diffuse cellulitis
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I and D (incision and drainage) of periapical abscess

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