Diseases

Dental Pulp Necrosis

Death of pulp tissue with or without bacterial invasion. When the necrosis is due to ischemia with superimposed bacterial infection, it is referred to as pulp gangrene. When the necrosis is non-bacterial in origin, it is called pulp mummification.

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Death of pulp tissue with or without bacterial invasion. When the necrosis is due to ischemia with superimposed bacterial infection, it is referred to as pulp gangrene. When the necrosis is non-bacterial in origin, it is called pulp mummification.

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26 entry terms
  • Necroses, Pulp
  • Necrosis, Dental Pulp
  • Pulp Necroses
  • Pulp Necrosis
  • Pulp Necrosis, Dental
  • Dental Pulp Necroses
  • Necroses, Dental Pulp
  • Necrosis, Pulp
  • Pulp Necroses, Dental
  • Autolysis, Dental Pulp
  • Dental Pulp Autolysis
  • Dental Pulp Gangrene
  • Gangrene, Dental Pulp
  • Pulp Autolysis, Dental
  • Pulp Gangrene
  • Pulp Gangrene, Dental
  • Pulp Mummification
  • Autolyses, Dental Pulp
  • Dental Pulp Autolyses
  • Gangrene, Pulp
  • Gangrenes, Pulp
  • Mummification, Pulp
  • Mummifications, Pulp
  • Pulp Autolyses, Dental
  • Pulp Gangrenes
  • Pulp Mummifications

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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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History Note

97; was DENTAL PULP GANGRENE 1965-96; DENTAL PULP AUTOLYSIS was heading 1965-96

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dental Pulp Necrosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003790. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003790
  2. Dental Pulp Necrosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_necrosis
  3. Dental Pulp Necrosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2507106