tooth pulp

tooth pulp

n.

See dental pulp.

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pulp (dental) (pulp),

n the tissue in the central portion of the tooth, made up of blood vessels, nerves, and cellular elements, including odontoblasts, that forms dentin and is covered by it. Also called
tooth pulp.

pulp amputation,

n See pulpotomy.

pulp, anachoresis of

n the localization of microbes from the bloodstream in a damaged pulp.

pulp canal,

n See canal, pulp.

pulp capping,

n See capping, pulp.

pulp cavity,

n See cavity, pulp.

pulp chamber,

n See chamber, pulp.

pulp, dental,

n See pulp.

pulp extirpation,

n See pulpectomy.

pulp horn,

n See horn, pulp.

pulp involvement,

n See involvement, pulp.

pulp, mummification of,

n a dry gangrene of the dental pulp in which the pulp dries and shrivels.

pulp removal,

n See pulpectomy.

pulp stone,

n See denticle.

pulp test,

n the application of a physical stimulus (electrical, heat, or cold) to determine the degree of vitality of the pulp tissue.

pulp test, thermal,

n a method of applying a hot or cold stimulus to any tooth to assess the amount and degree of vitality of the structure. The clinician may use heated water, cold drinks, ice sticks, or blasts of air.

pulp tester,

n (vitalometer) an electric device of high or low frequency designed to determine the response of a pulp to an electrical stimulus.

pulp, tooth,

n See pulp.

pulp vitality,

n the health status of the pulp. When the pulp tissue of a tooth has undergone complete degeneration or has been removed, the tooth is termed pulpless or nonvital.

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pulp

any soft, juicy animal or vegetable tissues, e.g. citrus pulp.

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pulp canal

root canal.

pulp cap

pulp of the feather produced inside the calamus by the follicular tissue. The pulp protrudes through the aperture in the wall of the shaft and forms the external pulp caps. Internal pulp caps are formed within the calamus.

pulp cavity

the pulp chamber and the root canal in a tooth.

pulp chamber

the cavity at the center of the tooth which contains most of the pulp.

dental pulp

see dental pulp.

pulp polyp

superficial hyperplasia of dental pulp, usually after exposure due to injury such as fracture of a tooth.

red pulp, splenic pulp

the dark reddish brown substance filling the interspaces of the splenic sinuses.

tooth pulp

dental pulp.

white pulp

sheaths of lymphatic tissue surrounding the arteries of the spleen.