pulpitis
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Pulpitis is inflammation of dental pulp tissue. The pulp contains the blood vessels, the nerves, and connective tissue inside a tooth and provides the tooth's blood and nutrients. Pulpitis is mainly caused by bacterial infection which itself is a secondary development of caries (tooth decay). It manifests itself in the form of a toothache.
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Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Pulpitis
- Medical condition (new).field
- Dentistry
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Research
4,939 papers- Development of Rat Caries-Induced Pulpitis Model for Vital Pulp Therapy.Journal of dental research · 2023
- Clinical validation of a proposed diagnostic classification for pulpitis.International endodontic journal · 2025
- Minimally invasive endodontics: a new diagnostic system for assessing pulpitis and subsequent treatment needs.International endodontic journal · 2017
- Multiple cell death modalities and immune response in pulpitis.International endodontic journal · 2025
- Thymosin α1 alleviates pulpitis by inhibiting ferroptosis of dental pulp cells.International journal of oral science · 2025
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Wikidata facts
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- exact match
- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_11121
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C52595
- ICD-9-CM
- 522.0
- WordLift URL
- data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/pulpitis
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes
- Responses
- Inflammatory response
- Neurological responses
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Reversible
- Irreversible
- References
- External links
Pulpitis is inflammation of dental pulp tissue. The pulp contains the blood vessels, the nerves, and connective tissue inside a tooth and provides the tooth's blood and nutrients. Pulpitis is mainly caused by bacterial infection which itself is a secondary development of caries (tooth decay). It manifests itself in the form of a toothache.
==Signs and symptoms== Increased sensitivity to stimuli, specifically hot and cold, is a common symptom of pulpitis. A prolonged throbbing pain may be associated with the disease. However, pulpitis can also occur without any pain.
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