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Dental pulp disorder

MedGen UID:
8305
•Concept ID:
C0011405
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Dental pulp disease
SNOMED CT: Disorder of pulp of tooth (57203004); Endodontic disease (57203004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003394

Definition

A disorder that affects the dental pulp tissue. Examples include inflammation, calcification, and dental pulp exposure. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Conservative pulp therapy in the management of reversible and irreversible pulpitis.
Yong D, Cathro P
Aust Dent J 2021 Mar;66 Suppl 1:S4-S14. Epub 2021 Apr 19 doi: 10.1111/adj.12841. PMID: 33818812
Endodontic Periapical Lesion: An Overview on the Etiology, Diagnosis and Current Treatment Modalities.
Karamifar K, Tondari A, Saghiri MA
Eur Endod J 2020;5(2):54-67. Epub 2020 Jul 14 doi: 10.14744/eej.2020.42714. PMID: 32766513Free PMC Article
Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth.
Smaïl-Faugeron V, Glenny AM, Courson F, Durieux P, Muller-Bolla M, Fron Chabouis H
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 May 31;5(5):CD003220. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003220.pub3. PMID: 29852056Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Effectiveness of diagnosing pulpitis: A systematic review.
Donnermeyer D, Dammaschke T, Lipski M, Schäfer E
Int Endod J 2023 Oct;56 Suppl 3:296-325. Epub 2022 May 25 doi: 10.1111/iej.13762. PMID: 35536159
Oral microbial biofilms: an update.
Mosaddad SA, Tahmasebi E, Yazdanian A, Rezvani MB, Seifalian A, Yazdanian M, Tebyanian H
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2019 Nov;38(11):2005-2019. Epub 2019 Aug 1 doi: 10.1007/s10096-019-03641-9. PMID: 31372904
Primary Tooth Vital Pulp Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Coll JA, Seale NS, Vargas K, Marghalani AA, Al Shamali S, Graham L
Pediatr Dent 2017 Jan 15;39(1):16-123. PMID: 28292337
Correlation between clinical and histologic pulp diagnoses.
Ricucci D, Loghin S, Siqueira JF Jr
J Endod 2014 Dec;40(12):1932-9. Epub 2014 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2014.08.010. PMID: 25312886
Factors affecting the long-term results of endodontic treatment.
Sjogren U, Hagglund B, Sundqvist G, Wing K
J Endod 1990 Oct;16(10):498-504. doi: 10.1016/S0099-2399(07)80180-4. PMID: 2084204

Diagnosis

Pharmacological Management of Acute Endodontic Pain.
Khan AA, Diogenes A
Drugs 2021 Sep;81(14):1627-1643. Epub 2021 Oct 7 doi: 10.1007/s40265-021-01564-4. PMID: 34618315
Root perforations: a review of diagnosis, prognosis and materials.
Estrela C, Decurcio DA, Rossi-Fedele G, Silva JA, Guedes OA, Borges ÁH
Braz Oral Res 2018 Oct 18;32(suppl 1):e73. doi: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2018.vol32.0073. PMID: 30365614
Endo-perio lesions: diagnosis and clinical considerations.
Shenoy N, Shenoy A
Indian J Dent Res 2010 Oct-Dec;21(4):579-85. doi: 10.4103/0970-9290.74238. PMID: 21187629
An overview of the dental pulp: its functions and responses to injury.
Yu C, Abbott PV
Aust Dent J 2007 Mar;52(1 Suppl):S4-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2007.tb00525.x. PMID: 17546858
Pulpal pain diagnosis--a review.
Bender IB
J Endod 2000 Mar;26(3):175-9. doi: 10.1097/00004770-200003000-00012. PMID: 11199715

Therapy

Root resorption factors associated with orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Villaman-Santacruz H, Torres-Rosas R, Acevedo-Mascarúa AE, Argueta-Figueroa L
Dent Med Probl 2022 Jul-Sep;59(3):437-450. doi: 10.17219/dmp/145369. PMID: 36206494
Pharmacological Management of Acute Endodontic Pain.
Khan AA, Diogenes A
Drugs 2021 Sep;81(14):1627-1643. Epub 2021 Oct 7 doi: 10.1007/s40265-021-01564-4. PMID: 34618315
Regenerative Endodontic Procedures for the Treatment of Necrotic Mature Teeth with Apical Periodontitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Glynis A, Foschi F, Kefalou I, Koletsi D, Tzanetakis GN
J Endod 2021 Jun;47(6):873-882. Epub 2021 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2021.03.015. PMID: 33811981
Root perforations: a review of diagnosis, prognosis and materials.
Estrela C, Decurcio DA, Rossi-Fedele G, Silva JA, Guedes OA, Borges ÁH
Braz Oral Res 2018 Oct 18;32(suppl 1):e73. doi: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2018.vol32.0073. PMID: 30365614
Primary Tooth Vital Pulp Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Coll JA, Seale NS, Vargas K, Marghalani AA, Al Shamali S, Graham L
Pediatr Dent 2017 Jan 15;39(1):16-123. PMID: 28292337

Prognosis

Clinical Perspectives of Pulp Regeneration.
Schmalz G, Widbiller M, Galler KM
J Endod 2020 Sep;46(9S):S161-S174. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2020.06.037. PMID: 32950188
Endodontic Periapical Lesion: An Overview on the Etiology, Diagnosis and Current Treatment Modalities.
Karamifar K, Tondari A, Saghiri MA
Eur Endod J 2020;5(2):54-67. Epub 2020 Jul 14 doi: 10.14744/eej.2020.42714. PMID: 32766513Free PMC Article
Root perforations: a review of diagnosis, prognosis and materials.
Estrela C, Decurcio DA, Rossi-Fedele G, Silva JA, Guedes OA, Borges ÁH
Braz Oral Res 2018 Oct 18;32(suppl 1):e73. doi: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2018.vol32.0073. PMID: 30365614
Correlation between clinical and histologic pulp diagnoses.
Ricucci D, Loghin S, Siqueira JF Jr
J Endod 2014 Dec;40(12):1932-9. Epub 2014 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2014.08.010. PMID: 25312886
An overview of the dental pulp: its functions and responses to injury.
Yu C, Abbott PV
Aust Dent J 2007 Mar;52(1 Suppl):S4-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2007.tb00525.x. PMID: 17546858

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical Perspectives of Pulp Regeneration.
Schmalz G, Widbiller M, Galler KM
J Endod 2020 Sep;46(9S):S161-S174. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2020.06.037. PMID: 32950188
Endodontic Periapical Lesion: An Overview on the Etiology, Diagnosis and Current Treatment Modalities.
Karamifar K, Tondari A, Saghiri MA
Eur Endod J 2020;5(2):54-67. Epub 2020 Jul 14 doi: 10.14744/eej.2020.42714. PMID: 32766513Free PMC Article
Management of deep caries and the exposed pulp.
Bjørndal L, Simon S, Tomson PL, Duncan HF
Int Endod J 2019 Jul;52(7):949-973. Epub 2019 May 13 doi: 10.1111/iej.13128. PMID: 30985944
Root perforations: a review of diagnosis, prognosis and materials.
Estrela C, Decurcio DA, Rossi-Fedele G, Silva JA, Guedes OA, Borges ÁH
Braz Oral Res 2018 Oct 18;32(suppl 1):e73. doi: 10.1590/1807-3107bor-2018.vol32.0073. PMID: 30365614
Correlation between clinical and histologic pulp diagnoses.
Ricucci D, Loghin S, Siqueira JF Jr
J Endod 2014 Dec;40(12):1932-9. Epub 2014 Oct 12 doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2014.08.010. PMID: 25312886

Recent systematic reviews

Effectiveness of diagnosing pulpitis: A systematic review.
Donnermeyer D, Dammaschke T, Lipski M, Schäfer E
Int Endod J 2023 Oct;56 Suppl 3:296-325. Epub 2022 May 25 doi: 10.1111/iej.13762. PMID: 35536159
Regenerative Endodontic Procedures for the Treatment of Necrotic Mature Teeth with Apical Periodontitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Glynis A, Foschi F, Kefalou I, Koletsi D, Tzanetakis GN
J Endod 2021 Jun;47(6):873-882. Epub 2021 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2021.03.015. PMID: 33811981
Survival and success of endocrowns: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Al-Dabbagh RA
J Prosthet Dent 2021 Mar;125(3):415.e1-415.e9. Epub 2020 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.01.011. PMID: 32197821
Pulp treatment for extensive decay in primary teeth.
Smaïl-Faugeron V, Glenny AM, Courson F, Durieux P, Muller-Bolla M, Fron Chabouis H
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 May 31;5(5):CD003220. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003220.pub3. PMID: 29852056Free PMC Article
Treatment of periodontal-endodontic lesions--a systematic review.
Schmidt JC, Walter C, Amato M, Weiger R
J Clin Periodontol 2014 Aug;41(8):779-90. Epub 2014 Jul 2 doi: 10.1111/jcpe.12265. PMID: 24766568

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