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Descriptor English: Dental Pulp Necrosis
Descriptor Spanish: Necrosis de la Pulpa Dental
Descriptor necrosis de la pulpa dental
Entry term(s) autólisis de la pulpa dental
gangrena de la pulpa
gangrena de la pulpa dental
gangrena pulpar
necrosis de la pulpa
necrosis de la pulpa dentaria
necrosis pulpar
Scope note: Muerte de la pulpa dental con o sin invasión bacteriana. Cuando la necrosis es debida a isquemia con infección bacteriana sobreañadida, se denomina gangrena de la pulpa. Si la necrosis no tiene origen bacteriano se denomina momificación.
Descriptor Portuguese: Necrose da Polpa Dentária
Descriptor French: Nécrose pulpaire
Entry term(s): Autolyses, Dental Pulp
Autolysis, Dental Pulp
Dental Pulp Autolyses
Dental Pulp Autolysis
Dental Pulp Gangrene
Dental Pulp Necroses
Gangrene, Dental Pulp
Gangrene, Pulp
Gangrenes, Pulp
Mummification, Pulp
Mummifications, Pulp
Necroses, Dental Pulp
Necroses, Pulp
Necrosis, Dental Pulp
Necrosis, Pulp
Pulp Autolyses, Dental
Pulp Autolysis, Dental
Pulp Gangrene
Pulp Gangrene, Dental
Pulp Gangrenes
Pulp Mummification
Pulp Mummifications
Pulp Necroses
Pulp Necroses, Dental
Pulp Necrosis
Pulp Necrosis, Dental
Tree number(s): C07.793.237.315
C23.550.717.182
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003790
Scope note: Death of pulp tissue with or without bacterial invasion. When the necrosis is due to ischemia with superimposed bacterial infection, it is referred to as pulp gangrene. When the necrosis is non-bacterial in origin, it is called pulp mummification.
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: 97; was DENTAL PULP GANGRENE 1965-96; DENTAL PULP AUTOLYSIS was heading 1965-96
History Note: 97; was DENTAL PULP GANGRENE 1965-96; DENTAL PULP AUTOLYSIS was heading 1965-96
Entry Version: DENT PULP NECROSIS
DeCS ID: 32866
Unique ID: D003790
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Dental Pulp Necrosis - Preferred
Concept UI M0005933
Scope note Death of pulp tissue with or without bacterial invasion. When the necrosis is due to ischemia with superimposed bacterial infection, it is referred to as pulp gangrene. When the necrosis is non-bacterial in origin, it is called pulp mummification.
Preferred term Dental Pulp Necrosis
Entry term(s) Dental Pulp Necroses
Necroses, Dental Pulp
Necroses, Pulp
Necrosis, Dental Pulp
Necrosis, Pulp
Pulp Necroses
Pulp Necroses, Dental
Pulp Necrosis
Pulp Necrosis, Dental
Gangrene, Dental Pulp - Narrower
Concept UI M0005934
Preferred term Gangrene, Dental Pulp
Entry term(s) Dental Pulp Gangrene
Gangrene, Pulp
Gangrenes, Pulp
Pulp Gangrene
Pulp Gangrene, Dental
Pulp Gangrenes
Pulp Mummification - Narrower
Concept UI M0533951
Scope note Drying and shriveling of the dental pulp due to dry gangrene. Historically this was a method used to remove devitalized pulp.
Preferred term Pulp Mummification
Entry term(s) Mummification, Pulp
Mummifications, Pulp
Pulp Mummifications
Dental Pulp Autolysis - Narrower
Concept UI M0005932
Preferred term Dental Pulp Autolysis
Entry term(s) Autolyses, Dental Pulp
Autolysis, Dental Pulp
Dental Pulp Autolyses
Pulp Autolyses, Dental
Pulp Autolysis, Dental



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