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2 types of pulp
coronal and radicular
TERM 2
larger type of pulp
DEFINITION 2
coronal
TERM 3
type of pulp occupying the crown
DEFINITION 3
coronal
TERM 4
coronal pulp has _ sides in multirooted teeth,
but _ sides in single-rooted teeth because
there is no _
DEFINITION 4
6; 5; floor
TERM 5
the types of pulp meet
DEFINITION 5
in the cervical area
Radicular pulp serves as
a conduit for blood to & from the coronal pulp
TERM 7
the shape of radicular pulp is
DEFINITION 7
tapered or conical
TERM 8
The anterior teeth & premolars usually have _
radicular canal while the molars USUALLY*
have _
DEFINITION 8
TERM 9
The maxillary first premolar has _ canals
DEFINITION 9
TERM 10
Some molars have _ canals
DEFINITION 10
formation
odontoblasts form dentin
TERM 17
protection
DEFINITION 17
pulp responds to stimuli by initiating formation of sclerotic
dentin
TERM 18
nutrition
DEFINITION 18
pulp carries oxygen & nutrients to the developing &
functioning tooth
TERM 19
repair
DEFINITION 19
pulp forms reparative dentin following damage to dentin
TERM 20
The peripheral area of pulp is highly _ &
includes the _ _ & the _ _ _ _
DEFINITION 20
organized; odontogenic zone; parietal layer of nerves
The odontogenic zone includes
-Odontoblasts; -Cell-free zone, or zone of Weil, or Weils basal
layer; -Cell-rich zone
TERM 22
The odontogenic zone is active in _ _, but the
function of the _ and _ zones in this process is
unknown
DEFINITION 22
dentin formation; cell-free; cell-rich
TERM 23
The _ _ of nerves is a plexus of myelinated &
nonmyelinated nerve fibers which are the end
fibers of larger nerves which enter through
the _ _
DEFINITION 23
parietal layer; _ _
TERM 24
This part of the pulp is composed of large
veins, arteries, & nerve trunks surrounded by
fibroblasts & collagen fibers embedded in
intercellular matrix
DEFINITION 24
pulp-central area
TERM 25
Blood supply to the pulp enters through the _
of the tooth as small arteries whose walls
become very _ as they enter the pulp
DEFINITION 25
apex; thin
Fibrosis occurs in some pulps, probably due
to
injury
TERM 32
Calcifications may also occur in the pulp, in
the form of
DEFINITION 32
pulp stones or diffuse calcifications
TERM 33
_ _ or _, may occur in radicular or coronal
pulp, injured or normal teeth, erupted or
unerupted teeth, & in most permanent teeth
DEFINITION 33
Pulp stones; denticles
TERM 34
True denticles
DEFINITION 34
have tubules & may have odontoblasts & processes
TERM 35
False denticles
DEFINITION 35
are concentric layers of calcified tissue with a cellular center
All _ _ begin small & grow, sometimes nearly
obliterating the pulp
pulp stones
TERM 37
pulp stones may be free in the _, attached to
_, or embedded in dentin
DEFINITION 37
pulp; dentin
TERM 38
Most pulp stones are _ _ that are _ in the
pulp
DEFINITION 38
false stones; free
TERM 39
_ _ may appear as irregular calcified deposits
along collagen fiber bundles or blood vessels
DEFINITION 39
Diffuse calcifications
TERM 40
diffuse calcifications
DEFINITION 40
may be small areas of calcification or larger masses. They
occur more often in the radicular pulp
