Endodontics Definitions

Chronic hyperplastic pulpitis or pulp polyp is a productive pulpal inflammation due to an extensive carious exposure of a young

It is the process which physically removes contamination but does not necessarily destroy microorganisms

It is defined as an injury to the supporting structures of the tooth without abnormal loosening or displacement of the

Condensing osteitis is a diffuse radiopaque lesion believed to represent a localized bony reaction to a low-grade inflammatory stimulus, usually

Incomplete vertical fractures often involving the pulp

Microfractures confined to the enamel

where instruments enter or penetrate into sterile tissue,cavity or blood stream

A fracture involving enamel, dentin, cementum and exposing the pulp.

A fracture involving enamel, dentin, and cementum with loss of tooth structure, but not exposing the pulp.

Diagonal fractures that usually do not involve the pulp directly

When food or other debris have accumulated in the pulp cavity, in addition to the residual necrotic pulpal debris, the

sharp, short pain arising from exposed dentin in response to stimuli typically thermal, chemical, tactile or osmotic and which cannot

Diagnosis is the correct determination, discriminative estimation, and logical appraisal of conditions found during examination as evidenced by distinctive signs,

Dilaceration is a severe or complex root curvature During root formation, structures, such as the cortical bone of the maxillary

Direct Pulp capping is defined as a procedure in which the exposed vital pulp is covered with a protective dressing