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Pulp Anatomy and Characterization of Pulp Cells

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The Dental Pulp

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Resident cells (stromal fibroblasts or pulpoblasts) including stem cells and nonresident pulp cells migrating from blood and bone marrow contribute to form the dental pulp population. Altogether they provide the extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. Dendritic cells, macrophages, B lymphocytes, and endothelial cells are antigen-presenting cells, expressing class II MHC molecules implicated in immune defenses. Coronal microvasculature forming successive glomerular well-individualized structures feed limited areas about 100–150 μm wide. In the radicular pulp, a fishnet pathway provides diffusion to inflammatory processes. Raschkow’s plexus and the penetration of axons in dentin within the first 150 μm characterize pulp innervation.

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Goldberg, M. (2014). Pulp Anatomy and Characterization of Pulp Cells. In: Goldberg, M. (eds) The Dental Pulp. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55160-4_2

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