Diseases of the soft structures of the teeth and their treatment; a text-book for students and practitioners . 8 ,„£«.„!„ Fig. 87. — Calcification of the permanent upper teeth. I Hopewell-Smith.) An intimate knowledge of the anatomic structure of the indi-vidual teeth, especially in regard to the relationship of their pulpsto the surrounding dentinal walls is imperative. One should bemindful of the fact that the dental pulp is the remnant of the originalformative organ of dentin. In single-rooted teeth, i. e., incisors,canines and some of the premolars, the pulp occupies the centralpart of the
Diseases of the soft structures of the teeth and their treatment; a text-book for students and practitioners . 8 ,„£«.„!„ Fig. 87. — Calcification of the permanent upper teeth. I Hopewell-Smith.) An intimate knowledge of the anatomic structure of the indi-vidual teeth, especially in regard to the relationship of their pulpsto the surrounding dentinal walls is imperative. One should bemindful of the fact that the dental pulp is the remnant of the originalformative organ of dentin. In single-rooted teeth, i. e., incisors,canines and some of the premolars, the pulp occupies the centralpart of the tooth as regards its long axis, while in multi-rooted teethwith occasional exceptions in the third molars each root contains. Fig. 88.—Calcification of the permanent lower teeth. (Hopewell-Smith.) an individual part of the pidp in the same axial relationship, buttheir pulp chamber is single, ?. e., it combines the various rootpulps into a single coronal portion. The size of the pulp depends largely upon the age of the respec-tive individual; with increasing age a diminution of its bulk is tobe observed. In the young an intimate knowledge of the stage ofcalcification of the respective tooth is imperative as the size of the 171 DISEASES OF THE DENTAL n LP pulp and of the apical foramen within certain periods of age variesgreatly. Up to middle age the volume of the pulp remains Fairlyconstant while in the agedjnew irregular masses of dentin are I ii-i Seoondincisor incisor Canine First premolarSecond premolar
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