Root Canal

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 More General Terms 3 Additional Terms 4 References

Introduction

• The canal through with the pulp cavity communicates with the exterior of the tooth. It is filled with dental pulp containing a nerve derived from the inferior or superior alveolar nerves.

More General Terms

• anatomic canal

Additional Terms

• inferior alveolar (dental) nerve
• superior alveolar nerve; superior dental nerve; superior gingival nerve

References

1. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

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