Notes

Notes 1
 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

Notes 2
 Outer to inner. the outer part (darkes 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.

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

Notes 3
 Afferent nerve means it’s carrying nervous information from outside the body, peripherally towards the
center.

Notes 4