Diseases Of Pulp Prepared by:Dr. Saloni Mansuri
What is Pulp?
Øformative organ of tooth
Ø builds primary dentin
during development of tooth
Ø secondary dentin after
tooth eruption
Ø reparative dentin in response
to stimulation as long as
odontoblast remain vital
what is pulpitis
Ø most common cause of
dental
pain
Ø loss of teeth in younger
persons
Ø usual cause is caries
penetrating the dentin
