pulpitis

pulpitis
Inflammation of the pulp of a tooth. SYN: odontitis. [L. pulpa, pulp, + G. -itis, inflammation]
- hyperplastic p. hyperplastic granulation tissue growing out of the exposed pulp chamber of a grossly decayed tooth. SYN: dental polyp, pulp polyp, tooth polyp.
- hypertrophic p. a misnomer for hyperplastic p..
- irreversible p. inflammation of the dental pulp from which the pulp is unable to recover; clinically, may be asymptomatic or characterized by pain that persists after thermal stimulation; microscopically, characterized by marked acute or chronic inflammation, sometimes with partial pulpal necrosis.
- reversible p. minor inflammation from which the pulp is able to recover; characterized clinically by pain that disappears rapidly upon removal of thermal stimulation; characterized microscopically by vasodilation, hyperemia, and edema with minimal diapedesis of leukocytes.
- suppurative p. obsolete term for a purulent irreversible p..

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pulp·i·tis .pəl-'pīt-əs n, pl pulp·it·i·des -'pit-ə-.dēz inflammation of the pulp of a tooth

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n.
inflammation of the pulp of a tooth: a frequent cause of toothache.

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pul·pi·tis (pəl-piґtis) pl. pulpiґtides [pulp + -itis] inflammation of the dental pulp, usually due to bacterial infection in dental caries, tooth fracture, or other conditions causing exposure of the pulp to bacterial invasion. Chemical irritants, thermal factors, hyperemic changes, and other factors may also cause pulpitis.

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