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Dental Pulp Devitalization MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Dental Pulp Devitalization
Tree Number(s)
E06.397.778.377
Unique ID
D003787
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003787
Annotation
a root canal proced: do not confuse with TOOTH, DEVITALIZED see TOOTH, NONVITAL
Scope Note
The destruction of the vitality of the pulp of the tooth. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p243)
Entry Version
DENT PULP DEVITALIZATION
Entry Term(s)
Devitalization, Dental Pulp
Pulp Devitalization, Dental
NLM Classification #
WU 230
Previous Indexing
Dental Pulp (1966-1969)
Public MeSH Note
70; DENTAL PULP MUMMIFICATION was heading 1965-69
Online Note
search DENTAL PULP MUMMIFICATION under DENTAL PULP 1966-69
History Note
70; DENTAL PULP MUMMIFICATION was heading 1965-69
Date Established
1970/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/05/24
Dental Pulp Devitalization Preferred
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