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Dental Pulp Necrosis

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Definition: 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.      Other names Pulp Necrosis; Pulp Mummification; Pulp Gangrene; Necrosis, Dental Pulp; Dental Pulp Gangrene; Dental Pulp Autolysis; Pulp Necroses, Dental; Pulp Mummifications; Pulp Gangrenes; Pulp Autolyses, Dental; Necrosis, Pulp; Necroses, Dental Pulp; Mummifications, Pulp; Mummification, Pulp; Gangrenes, Pulp; Gangrene, Pulp; Dental Pulp Necroses; Dental Pulp Autolyses; Autolyses, Dental Pulp; Pulp Necrosis, Dental

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