Seltzer and Bender's Dental Pulp

This comprehensive update of a classic text presents the latest research on the dental pulp and its interaction with other tissues, highlighting its central role in both local and systemic health. The second edition has been completely revised to incorporate new chapters featuring the most topical issues in research and clinical practice, including developments in stem cell research and pulpodentin regeneration, the effects of the aging process on the pulp, and the interdependent relationship of the pulp and restorative dental procedures. New contributors bring fresh perspective to topics such as pulpal infections, odontalgia, and the relationship between the pulp and periodontal disease. Each chapter provides an introduction to its major themes for the busy clinician or dental student as well as up-to-date, biologically based clinical recommendations for restorative and endodontic procedures. Practicing clinicians will find this information to be essential to providing accurate diagnoses and effective treatment.


Contents
1. Development of the Pulpodentin Complex

2. Formation and Repair of Dentin in the Adult

3. Pulpodentin Complex

4. Pulp as a Connective Tissue

5. Stem Cells and the Regeneration of the Pulpodentin Complex

6. Circulation of the Pulp

7. Dental Innervation and Its Responses to Tooth Injury

8. Pain Pathways and Mechanisms of the Pulpodentin Complex

9. Pharmacologic Control of Dental Pain

10. Pulpal Infections, Including Caries

11. Molecular Mediators of Pulpal Inflammation

12. Interrelationship of the Pulp and Apical Periodontitis

13. Repair of Pulpal Injury with Dental Materials

14. Caries, Restorative Dentistry, and the Pulp

15. Effects of Thermal and Mechanical Challenges

16. Interrelationship of Pulpal and Periodontal Diseases

17. Root Resorption

18. Aging and the Pulp

19. Differential Diagnosis of Toothache: Odontogenic versus Nonodontogenic Pain

20. Interrelationship of Pulp and Systemic Disease