Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Odontología
Abstract
The dental pulp is a multi-structural soft tissue composed of fibroblasts, odontoblasts,lymphocytes, endothelial cells, amongst others; with prominent formative, sensorial,and protective functions. Pulpitis is a painful inflammatory (necrotic) disease causedby untreated dental decay/caries, trauma and multiple restorations; often irreversible/unrecoverable, due to insufficient vascularization, mainly because of the anatomy ofthe pulp chamber: a small root canal in volume and a narrow apical forame
