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MeSH Heading: Dental Pulp
Tree Number(s): A14.549.167.900.260
Unique ID: D003782
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003782
Annotation: /surg = PULPECTOMY or PULPOTOMY; inflammation = PULPITIS
Scope Note: A richly vascularized and innervated connective tissue of mesodermal origin, contained in the central cavity of a tooth and delimited by the dentin, and having formative, nutritive, sensory, and protective functions. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
Entry Version: DENT PULP
Entry Term(s): Dental Pulps; Pulp, Dental; Pulps, Dental
NLM Classification #: WU 230
See Also: Pulpectomy; Pulpotomy
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0005922
Scope Note: A richly vascularized and innervated connective tissue of mesodermal origin, contained in the central cavity of a tooth and delimited by the dentin, and having formative, nutritive, sensory, and protective functions. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
Terms: Dental Pulp Preferred Term
Term UI T011206
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Dental Pulps
Term UI T011203
Date01/25/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Pulp, Dental
Term UI T011204
Date01/25/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Pulps, Dental
Term UI T011205
Date01/25/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991)

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