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Priya S. Chand MSD
[email protected]
What does an Endodontist care
about pulp histology ?
Origin of the Pulp
Condensed Ectomesenchyme
Dental Papilla
Influence of Internal Dental Epithelium
Dentin Effects Enamel Formation
Pulp Chamber
Pulp Horn
Orifice
Coronal
Apical
Apical Foramen and Constriction
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Pulp Horns
Apical Foramen
Cemento-Dentinal Junction
Lateral and Accessory Canals
Pulp
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Function :
– Production of Dentin
– Maintenance of Dentin
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Dentin
Predentin
Odontoblasts
Subodontoblastic plexus of Raschkow
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Cell free zone
Cell rich zone
Pulp proper
Pulp
Organization
– Odontoblastic Zone
– Cell-Free Zone (Weil)
– Cell-Rich Zone
– Pulp Core
Endodontics, Ingle’s, 2002
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Odontoblast
Fibroblast
Undifferentiated mesenchymal
Cell
Macrophage
Dendritic Cell
Lymphocyte
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Most Distinctive Cell
Location:
Size Gradient:
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59K to 76K / mm2 (Coronal)
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Intercellular Junctions:
Gap Junctions
 Tight Junctions
 Adhesion Belts
 Desmosome-like
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Devoid of Major Organelles
Occasional Mitochondria (PreDentin)
OB- Equipped for Exo/Endocytosis
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Most Common Cell
Cell-Rich Zone
Pulp Core
Histology- Active vs. Resting
Functions:
 Form Pulp Matrix
 Maintain Pulp Matrix
 Capable of Synthesizing, Ingesting
& Degrading CollagenFunctions:
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Polymorphic and highly motile.
Tendency to Central Location
Function: Scavenge Dead Cells
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Presence Implies FB Turnover
Class II MHC Positive
Histology:
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Large, Oval or Spindle-Shaped Nucleus
Dark-Staining Nucleus
Clear Cytoplasmic Areas
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Location: Below OB Zone
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Cell Processes between odontoblasts
Function: Immunosurveillance
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Recognize, Capture Foreign Ag
Non-Phagocytic
Increased in Carious Teeth
Class II MHC Positive
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T- Lymphocytes
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Present in Normal Pulp
B- Lymphocytes
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Present in Inflamed Pulp
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Fibers
Type I collagen (predominant in dentin)
produced by odontoblasts
 Type I & III (in pulp, ratio 55:45) produced by
pulp fibroblasts
 Type V, small amount in pulp
 Reticular fibers
 Aging, increase in collagen
 Apical portion has more collagen then coronal.
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Ground substance
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Similar to other soft connective tissue
Glycosaminoglycans,
glycoproteins,
Water in the form of sol-gel.
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Apical Foramen Area
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Arteriolar Size ( 150m)
Afferent & Efferent Vessels
 Arterioles, Venules, Lymphatics
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Radicular Pulp
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Central Location, Larger Lumen
Coronal Pulp
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Extensive Vascular Capillary Network
Vasculature of the Pulp
Arteriole
Venule
Pulpal Vessels Have Thinner Walls Owing to
“Low-Compliance” Environment
Muscular Walls
Thinner Walls
Smaller Lumen
Larger Lumen
Vasculature of the Pulp
Arterioles
Lymphatics
?
Nerves
?
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Venules
?
P & P Endodontics, 2002
Endodontics, Ingle’s, 2002
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Sensory axons
 myelinated
 A (1-6 m), predominant
 A (6-12 m), small percentage
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unmyelinated
 A and A after branching off
 C fibers (< 1 m), mainly in pulp core
Branching of nerve bundles as they
approach the subodontoblastic region
(plexus of Raschkow)
Endodontics, Ingle’s, 2002
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Sensory
Afferents of CN V
 Transmit Pulpal Sensation
 Effectors on Arterioles, Capillaries, Veins
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 CGRP  Vasodilation
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Substance P  Plasma Extravasation
Sympathetic
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Superior Cervical Ganglion
 Control Arteriolar Smooth Muscle
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Myelinated
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Non-Myelinated
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Mostly A fibers; Larger; Faster
Mediate Sharp, Localized Pain
C fibers; Smaller; Slower
Myelin Sheath Reduction Coronally
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Sensory
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Afferents of CN V
 Transmit Pulpal Sensation
 Effectors on Arterioles, Capillaries, Veins
 CGRP  Vasodilation
Substance P  Plasma Extravasation
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Sympathetic
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Superior Cervical Ganglion
 Control Arteriolar Smooth Muscle
Suda et al, 1997
Lymph Drainage and Lymphatic Vessels
P & P Endodontics, 2002
Lymphatic
capillary arising
and collecting
from within
the odontoblastsubodontoblast
region
Endodontics, Ingle’s, 2002
Hard tissue apposition in pulp space
Endodontics, Ingle’s, 2002
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Significance:
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 Overall # of Pulp Cells
 Reparative Potential
NOT a Cause of Pain
Interference with RCT
Uninflamed pulp.
Typical pattern
of calcifications
Endodontics, Ingle’s, 2002
Pulp Stone
Endodontics, Ingle’s, 2002
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Protection of Pulp
– Intra-Tubular Mineralization
(sclerosis)
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– Reduced Thermal Sensitivity
– Impaired Bacterial Penetration
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Free denticles
located free in the pulp
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Attached denticles
attached to the wall of pulp chamber
into the pulp)
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(protruding
Interstitial denticles
wholly within wall of pulp chamber
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True denticles (formed by odontoblasts)
rare and when present, located in radicular pulp
False denticles
Do not posess odontoblasts.
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Age Changes Affect Response
Stimulated “Age Changes”
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 in Myelinated & Unmyelinated Nn
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Age-Related  in Sensitivity
Dystrophic Calcification
If Large, “False” Pulp Stone
 Contributes to Reduced Vascularity
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“Diffuse” Calcification
Younger
Older
Vascularity “R” Us
 Collagen,  Flow
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Accelerated
Dentin
Deposition
Calcified Canals
Age Changes
More Fibrous, Less Cellular
Endodontics, Ingle’s, 2002
Age Changes
In Blood Vessels
Endodontics, Ingle’s, 2002
Calcifying Human Dental Pulps
Normal
Diseased
Diseased
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Seltzer and Bender’s Dental Pulp, by
Hargreaves & Goodis 2002
Essentials of Oral Histology and
Embryology, by Leslie P Gartner 1999