Assessing the vitality of dental pulp is crucial in determining the appropriate treatment approach for dental conditions. Traditionally, clinicians have relied on subjective sensibility tests, such as ...

An oxygen saturation test may be a dependable way to evaluate pulp health two weeks after permanent teeth have been knocked out and replanted, according to research recently published in the Journal ...

The dental pulp is the innermost part of the tooth. It is housed inside the hard chamber of the tooth which is composed of enamel and dentine. This hard casing around the pulp protects it from ...

April 5, 2012 (Tampa, Florida) — A topical anesthetic with tetracaine numbed subjects' pulps better than benzocaine in a study reported here at the American Association for Dental Research 2012 Annual ...

Weeks after the placement of clear aligners, a woman had transient apical breakdown, a sequelae of dental trauma, that may have led to a purplish discoloration in a tooth that didn't respond to pulp ...

Following trauma or an infection, the inner, soft pulp of a tooth can become exposed and infected. In order to protect the tooth from infection, a thin band of dentine is naturally produced and this ...

Root canal treatment is designed to save a natural tooth by removing infected pulp, not to cause pain. An infected tooth, often causing severe tooth pain or sensitivity, can lead to bone loss or ...