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1-The enclosure of the pulp tissue within the rigid calcified walls of the
dentin which prevent excessive swelling of tissue that occurs in the
hyperemic phases of inflammation in other tissues.
*Four main types of noxious stimuli are common causes of pulp inflammation:
1. Physical irritation
Most generally brought on by extensive decay.
2. Trauma
Blow to a tooth or the jaw
3. Anachoresis
- retrograde infections
IV-Classification of pulp diseases:
Causes:
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Histological features:
Definition:
Acute pulpitis is an acute inflammatory reaction of the
pulp that may results from:
• Progression of focal reversible pulpitis.
• Acute exacerbation of chronic pulpitis.
Treatment:
Endodontic therapy or extraction.
Chronic hyperplastic
pulpitis pulp Polyp