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What is the living, highly cellular core of the tooth?

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Dental pulp

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What is the primary cell type of the Dental pulp?

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Fibroblasts followed by odontoblasts

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What is the embryonic origin of the dental pulp?

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Arises from the dental papilla, ectomesenchymal tissue

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What are the support structures for the mineralized components of the tooth found in the dental pulp?

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  1. Blood vessels
  2. Enervation
  3. Fibroblasts
  4. Pool of immune cells
  5. Pool of pregenitor cells for replacement and repair
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What are the 4 histological zones of dental pulp from outer to inner?

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  1. Odontoblast layer
  2. Cell free zone of Weil
  3. Cell rich (cell dense zone)
  4. Pulp core
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The Extracellular matrix of the dental pulp contains which types of collagen?

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  • Mostly Collagen III

- Also some Collagen I

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The Dental pulp ECM is a soft ______ matrix

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connective tissue

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T/F The dental pulp ECM contains numerous non collagenous proteoglycans and glycoproteins

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TRUE

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What happens to the make up of the pulp ECM with age?

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  • Collagen content increases
  • Fibrils aggregate into larger bundles

*Greatest concentration apically

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The ground substance of the pulp will contain what?

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  1. Proteoglycans (GAG chains)
  2. Glycoproteins
  3. Water (physiological fluid)
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List the 5 common proteoglycans found in the pulp

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  1. Chondroitin-6-sulfate
  2. Chondroitin-4-sulfate
  3. Heparin Sulfate
  4. Dermatan sulfate
  5. Keratan sulfate
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What is the key dentin-pulp complex cell type?

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Odontoblasts

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Odontoblasts are _______ cells which have their ______ toward the pulpal side of the cell and their _______ towards the dentinal side

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  1. Polarized
  2. Elongated nucleus
  3. Secretory components (Golgi Bodies)
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Where would Odontoblasts be larger and more columnar?

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In the crown

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Where would odontoblasts be more cuboidal?

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Toward the root

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Odontoblasts form a discrete layer of cells held together by ________

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Junctional complexes

*Adherans junctions not zonular

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T/F Odontoblasts can form gap junctions with pulpal fibroblasts

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TRUE

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Because of the way they are held together, Odontoblasts cell layers may have a degree of ________ through which _______ may pass

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  1. permeability

2. serum proteins

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Odontoblasts function to create and maintain _____ and are supported by __________

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  1. Dentin

2. The rest of the pulp

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Odontoblasts produce and secrete what kinds of proteins?

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Collagen and Non-collagenous

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T/F Odontoblasts produce and sequester key growth factors in dentin matrix

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TRUE

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Give 4 examples of key growth factors that come from odontoblasts

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  1. VEGF
  2. TGF-beta-1
  3. BMP-2
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At what location on the cell do odontoblasts release secretory vesicles?

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Primarily found in the OD process

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The release of secretory vesicles from OD process continues throughout the lifespan of the OD, forming _________

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Peritubular dentin

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What are some distinct characteristics of aged odontoblasts?
1. Fewer organelles 2. Less secretory activity 3. Nucleus somewhat more central
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Describe OD turnover
- Assumed to be long lived | - Can be replaced from mesenchymal progenitor pool
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OD turnover is key to what?
Responsiveness of tooth and capacity for self repair
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Odontoblasts communicate with what other cells?
1. Fibroblasts 2. Nerve cells 3. Immune cells of the pulp
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How far do the OD processes extend?
- Not agreed upon - Possibly all the way to the DEJ - Prehaps only around 1/3 of the way into the dentin
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Sequestered GFs in the dentin matrix play a role in what?
Recruitment of new OD
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What is the predominant cell type found in dentin-pulp complex?
Fibroblasts
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Where do you find fibroblasts in the dentin-pulp complex?
Found in the pulp core and cell rich zone
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What do Fibroblasts do for the dentin-pulp complex?
Produce and maintain the supportive matrix of the pulpal tissue
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The pulpal tissue matrix that is supported by the fibroblasts supports what?
1. Progenitor cells 2. Immune cells 3. Vasculature 4. Lymph 5. Nervous tissues
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T/F Fibroblasts may have a role in facilitating mesenchymal progenitor cell recruitment and differentiation
TRUE
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Mesenchymal progenitor cells are present where?
in dental pulp
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In response to ______, mesenchymal progenitor cells are recruited to form ________
1. Damage | 2. New Ondontoblast-like cells
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Dental pulp progenitor cells are involved in ________
Reparative dentin formation
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As far as immune cells go, _______ are present in the dental pulp as part of innate immunity
Macrophages
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Healthy pulp has a key role in ________
cell turnover and clearance
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Healthy pulp has involvement in __________
Immune response to infection *IL-1B, TNF-a
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Concerning Adaptive immunity, what type of cells can be found in the pulp?
Dendritic cells
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Where are the dendritic cells found in the pulp?
Under the odontoblast layer
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T/F T and B lymphocytes are also in the pulp
TRUE *especially in infected pulp
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Dendritic cells are especially closely related with what components of the pulp?
Neuronal and vascular **has to do with coordinated tissue responses
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Where does pulp vascular supply arise from?
External carotid arteries and superior/inferior alveolar arteries
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_______ arterioles per root access the pulp through the _______ and spreads upward into the coronal pulp
1. 4-8 | 2. Apical foramen
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What is the progression of blood supply in the pulp?
1. Arterioles 2. Capillaries 3. Venules
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As arterioles proceed into the pulp, _________ increases, _________ decreases
1. Caliber | 2. Vessel wall
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Capillaries network is present where?
In the cell free zone *during dentin formation present in the odontoblast layer
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Venules leave the apical foramen and connect to ______ and drain ultimately into _______
1. Superior and inferior alveolar veins | 2. Internal jugular vein
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What does it mean for the lymphatic supply to be in a steady state in the pulp?
Lymph flow is equal to arterial interstitial flow
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Describe the lymphatic vessels in the pulp
Thinner walls, epithelial lining and smooth muscle layer
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What do lymph vessels do for the pulp?
Drain vascular exudate, interstitial fluid out of the pulp
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Nerve fibers branch out through the coronal pulp forming what?
The plexus of Raschkow
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T/F Plexus of Raschkow are most present in root pulp
FALSE They don't exist in root pulp, only branches of nerve fibers
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Afferent nerve fibers to the pulp come from where?
Trigeminal
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Sympathetic branches in the pulp come from where?
Cervical Ganglion
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What does the innervation of the pulp function to do?
- Control blood flow - Nociception - Maybe immune response
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The nerves in the pulp run in close contact with ______
Blood vessels
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Nerve bundles in the pulp consist of which type of axons?
- Myelinated (Adelta) | - Unmyelinated (C)
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Myelination decreases as fibers proceed towards the ________
Coronal pulp
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Some unmyelinated nerve axons pass into __________ and are closely associated with ________
1. Dentinal tubules | 2. Odontoblasts
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What is the role of the nerve axons that run up into the dentinal tubules?
No clear understanding of their role
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What are the 3 proposed models of dentin sensitivity?
1. Direct innervation 2. Odontoblast nociception 3. Tubule fluid conductance (hydrodynamic)
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What is the thought behind Direct innervation for dentin sensitivity?
There are nerves in some tubules, but a minority
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What is the thought behind Odontoblast nociception causeing dentin sensitivity?
Odontoblasts are neural crest cerived buta natomically do not synapse extensively with pulpal nerves; gap junctions exist however
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What is the though behind Tubule fluid conductance in dentin sensitivity?
Local anesthetics applied to exposed dentin ineffective, changes in fluid levels can cause sensitivity
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What is a pulp stone?
Mineralized tissue formed inappropriately in the pulp
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What is a "free" pulp stone?
Surrounded by soft pulp tissue
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What is an "attached" pulp stone?
Bound to dentin or embedded in secondary dentin
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What is a "true" pulp stone?
-Containing tubules and associated wit odontoblast-like cells (rare)
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What is a "false" pulp stone?
- Consisting of atubular mineralized tissue, sometimes with necrotic tissue at the center * these are more common
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T/F Pulp Stones can grow large enough to compress pulp and make debridement difficult
TRUE
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Where do pulp stones occur?
Around collagen fibers, dead cell aggregates to thrombi
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Pulp stones are more prevalent after how many years of life?
50
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As you age, what causes recession of the pulp?/
Secondary dentin formation *reduction in cell number (pulp cells I think)
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What happens to the cell response to stimuli as you age?
It decreases
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What happens to pulp permeability as you age?
It decreases -Peritubular occlusion -leads to more brittle teeth
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In aged pulp there is a loss of _______ which leads to a decrease in _________
1. Nerve axons | 2. Sensitivity
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What happens in the central pulp as you age?
Dystrophic Calcification

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