Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Inflammation of the dental pulp.

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  • noun dentistry A periodontal disease in which the pulp of a tooth becomes inflamed.

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Examples

  • Evangelii tubam belli tubam faciunt; in pulpitis pacem, in colloquiis bellum suadent.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • - Pain induced by cold, heat, acidic foods, sugar and persisting for several minutes after suppression of the stimulus is due to pulpitis.

    Chapter 14 1993

  • In Article V of the "New Departure Creed," Dr. Flagg says, "Skillful and scrupulous dentists fill with tin covered with gold, thereby preventing decay, pulpitis, death of the pulp, and abscess, and thus save the teeth."

    Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth Henry Lovejoy Ambler 1883

  • While a previous study examined the incidence of herpes viruses in apical periodontitis, "this is the first time irreversible pulpitis has been analyzed for the presence of herpes viruses and associated with Epstein-Barr virus," noted Curt Machida, Ph. D.,

    Health News from Medical News Today 2008

  • Oregon Health & Science University's School of Dentistry have found that a significant percentage of dental patients with the inflammatory diseases irreversible pulpitis and apical periodontitis also have the Epstein-Barr virus.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2008

  • The OHSU study assessed the presence of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EPV), herpes simplex virus (HSV-1), and Varicella zoster virus (VZV) in 82 endodontic patients, including patients with irreversible pulpitis and apical periodontitis, and compared them with 19 healthy patients.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

  • have found that a significant percentage of dental patients with the inflammatory diseases irreversible pulpitis and apical periodontitis also have the Epstein-Barr virus.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

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    December 11, 2010

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