Dental Pulp Defence and Repair Mechanisms in Dental Caries

• Main Authors: Jean-Christophe Farges (Author), Brigitte Alliot-Licht (Author), Emmanuelle Renard (Author), Maxime Ducret (Author), Alexis Gaudin (Author), Anthony J. Smith (Author), Paul R. Cooper (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dental caries is a chronic infectious disease resulting from the penetration of oral bacteria into the enamel and dentin. Microorganisms subsequently trigger inflammatory responses in the dental pulp. These events can lead to pulp healing if the infection is not too severe following the removal of d...