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Endodontics and operative dentistry—> there’s a technique called “pulp capping”.

Pulp capping : Placing a CaOH liner which irritates the odontoblast, therefore they’ll
form either this reactionary/ reparative dentin depending on how close you are to the
pulp. This dynamic response of odontoblast and secondary odontoblast as you lay
down the new dentin to sort of form a dental wall that forms a barrier and defense the
pulp. So the pulp is very alive (as long as it’s not necrotic) and can respond dynamically
to infection

Outer to inner. the outer part (darkest part) is the dentin

1. Predentin —> Innermost portion of dentin, the lighter color than dentin. WHY
lighter? Because it’s not mineralized and it’s located directly adjacent to what we
consider the actual pulp.

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2. Odontoblast layer → where the nucleis are, part of the pulp, but they are forming
the dentin just outside of it.

3. Cell-free zone of Weil → the blue part. “free zone” cause there almost 0 nuclei
present. this is because there are no cells there. you’ll often see nerve bundles

4. Cell-rich zone → red one, a lot more nuclei

5. Pulp core → central part of the pulp

Afferent nerve means it’s carrying nervous


information from outside the body, peripherally
towards the center.

Pain sensitization

Hyperalgesia : heighted response to pain, where u have inflammatory mediators in


the pulp that can increase the intensity of a pain stimulus; something that is usually
painful becomes even more painful

Allodynia : reduced pain threshold, pain due to stimulus that does not normally
provoke pain. ex = sunburn

Referred pain

Preauricular pain often refers from mandibular molars since both share V3
innervation

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💉ENDODONTIC DIAGNOSIS💉
every single tooth has 2 endodontic diagnosis;

Pulpal diagnosis

Periapical diagnosis

Different forms of pulpitis table

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