Pulp Anatomy Flashcards

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Functions of pulp

A
  1. Support/maintenance of coronal dentin
  2. Sensory
  3. Nutritional
  4. Protective (undifferentiated mesenchymal cells, fibroblasts)
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Coronal pulp shadows

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Tooth shape. 6 sided- apical, occlusal, diminish first

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Radicular pulp continues with..

A

Periapical tissue, tubular in shape

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4
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Pulp horns

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Occlusal most extent of the pulp

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Origin of pulp

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Inner cells of dental papilla

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