Preferred Label : dental pulp exposure;
MeSH definition : The result of pathological changes in the hard tissue of a tooth caused by carious
lesions, mechanical factors, or trauma, which render the pulp susceptible to bacterial
invasion from the external environment.;
MeSH synonym : exposure, dental pulp; pulp exposure, dental;
MeSH annotation : note category: exposure from caries, trauma, etc; DF: DENT PULP EXPOSURE;
Origin ID : D003789;
UMLS CUI : C0011406;
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The result of pathological changes in the hard tissue of a tooth caused by carious
lesions, mechanical factors, or trauma, which render the pulp susceptible to bacterial
invasion from the external environment.