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Descriptor English: Pulpitis
Descriptor Spanish: Pulpitis
Descriptor pulpitis
Entry term(s) inflamación de la pulpa dental
inflamación endodóntica
Scope note: Inflamación de la pulpa dental, debida generalmente a infección bacteriana en una caries dental, fractura dental u otras alteraciones que conllevan la exposición de la pulpa a la invasión bacteriana. También pueden producir pulpitis los irritantes químicos, factores térmicos, cambios hiperémicos y otros factores. (Dorland, 28a ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Pulpite
Descriptor French: Pulpite
Entry term(s): Endodontic Inflammation
Endodontic Inflammations
Inflammation, Endodontic
Inflammations, Endodontic
Pulpitides
Tree number(s): C07.793.237.820
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011671
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65(63)
Related: Periapical Periodontitis MeSH
DeCS ID: 12107
Unique ID: D011671
NLM Classification: WU 230
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Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/09
Pulpitis - Preferred
Concept UI M0018151
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Pulpitis
Entry term(s) Endodontic Inflammation
Endodontic Inflammations
Inflammation, Endodontic
Inflammations, Endodontic
Pulpitides



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