radicular pulp

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[TA]

that part of the dental pulp contained within the apical or root portion of the tooth.

Synonym(s): pulpa radicularis [TA], radicular pulp

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radicular pulp

Pulp that is in the root canal of a tooth.

See also: pulp

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After amputation of the inflamed coronal pulp (pulpotomy), recovery of the non-inflamed radicular pulp can develop along one of three lines:

Effects of folk medicinal plant extract Ankaferd Blood Stopper[R] in vital primary molar pulpotomy

The UK National Clinical Guidelines in Paediatric Dentistry recommend formocresol (FC), ferric sulphate (FS), calcium hydroxide (CH) or mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) for direct application to vital radicular pulp [Rodd et al., 2006].

Mineral trioxide aggregate as a pulpotomy medicament: A narrative review

The assumption is that the whole of the coronal pulp is contaminated and therefore must be removed to preserve the vitality of the radicular pulp and ensure continued root development.

Case report: pulpotomy in an immature cariously exposed second permanent molar

Radicular pulp tissue was removed with fine barbed broaches while copious irrigation carried out to remove necrotic pulp tissue.