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MeSH Heading: Dental Pulp Necrosis
Tree Number(s): C07.793.237.315; C23.550.717.182
Unique ID: D003790
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003790
Scope Note: Death of pulp tissue with or without bacterial invasion. When the necrosis is due to ischemia with superimposed bacterial infection, it is referred to as pulp gangrene. When the necrosis is non-bacterial in origin, it is called pulp mummification.
Entry Version: DENT PULP NECROSIS
Entry Term(s): Autolysis, Dental Pulp; Dental Pulp Autolysis; Dental Pulp Gangrene; Gangrene, Dental Pulp; Necroses, Pulp; Necrosis, Dental Pulp; Pulp Autolysis, Dental; Pulp Gangrene; Pulp Gangrene, Dental; Pulp Mummification; Pulp Necroses; Pulp Necrosis; Pulp Necrosis, Dental
Public MeSH Note: 97; was DENTAL PULP GANGRENE 1965-96; DENTAL PULP AUTOLYSIS was heading 1965-96
History Note: 97; was DENTAL PULP GANGRENE 1965-96; DENTAL PULP AUTOLYSIS was heading 1965-96
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0005933
Scope Note: Death of pulp tissue with or without bacterial invasion. When the necrosis is due to ischemia with superimposed bacterial infection, it is referred to as pulp gangrene. When the necrosis is non-bacterial in origin, it is called pulp mummification.
Terms: Dental Pulp Necrosis Preferred Term
Term UI T011249
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1965); Necroses, Pulp
Term UI T011250
Date01/29/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Necrosis, Dental Pulp
Term UI T011248
Date04/23/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Pulp Necroses
Term UI T011251
Date01/29/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Pulp Necrosis
Term UI T011252
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Pulp Necrosis, Dental
Term UI T011247
Date12/06/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997)

Concept UI: M0005934
Terms: Gangrene, Dental Pulp Preferred Term
Term UI T011253
Date01/29/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Dental Pulp Gangrene
Term UI T011255
Date12/06/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Pulp Gangrene
Term UI T011256
Date12/06/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Pulp Gangrene, Dental
Term UI T011254
Date01/29/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991)

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