PULP Flashcards
Where does the dental pulp originate
Mesenchyme
Occupies the internal cavities of the tooth
Dental pulp
Where the pulp lies
Pulp cavity
Pulp chamber
Coronal pulp
Root canal / pulp canal
Radicular pulp
Functions of the pulp
Nutritive, sensory, defensive
Forms the dentin
Odontoblast
Primary function
Formative
Carry nutrients to the tooth
Blood vessels
Responsible for the mediation of pain
Sensory nerves and receptors
For protection
Reparative dentin
Size of the pulp cavity
Age of the tooth, history of trauma
Formed throughout life as a normal process
Secondary dentin
TRUE OR FALSE
Size of the pulp cavity is bigger in young children than in adults
TRUE
Formed in response to carious processes, abrasion, and attrition and other operative procedures
Irritation or reparative dentin
Supplies the internal contents of the pulp
Neurovascular junction
Where does the neurovascular bundle enter?
Apical foramen
It is possible go have a l number of apical foramina-
Supplementary or lateral canals
If the root canal breaks up into multiple tiny canals
Delta system
Projections or prolongations in the roof of the pulp chamber that correspond to the various major cusps or lobes of the crown
Pulp horns
The opening of the pulp canal
Canal orifice
The number of canal orifices depends on the number of?
Root canals
How many root canals does the anteriors have?
Single
How many root canals does the maxillary first premolar have?
2
How many root canals does the max 2nd premolar snd man premolars have?
1
Molars how many canals?
3-4
Soft tissue component of the tooth
Dental pulp
