PULP CHAMBERS AND CANALS

Dr. Asmat Jameel

Assistant Professor
B.D.S, F.C.P.S
H dD
Head
Department
t
t off Oral
O l Biology
Bi l

IMPORTANCE:|

Clinical application
pp
related with Restorative
dentistry.
Clinical application related with Endodontics.

PULP CAVITY
The p
pulp
p cavity
y is the
cavity in the central
portion of the tooth
containing
the nerves & blood
vessels for the tooth.
It is divided into,
1.PULP CHAMBER (
coronal)
2.PULP (root) CANAL (
root))
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PULP CHAMBER
| Pulp

chamber is the most occlusal or

incisal portion of the pulp cavity.
There is one pulp chamber in each tooth.
tooth
| PULP HORNS
Each pulp chamber has a roof at its
incisal or occlusal border often with
projections
p
j
reffered as p
pulp
p horns.

ROOT CANALS
Root canals are the
portion of the p
p
pulp
p
cavity located with
in the root(s)
( ) of a
tooth.

APICAL FORAMEN
|Neurovascular

bundle enters
through the apical foramen.

ACCESSORY/LATERAL
CANALS
Minute canals which extends laterally
y
or horizontally most often found in the apical half.
| Large openings terminating in main root canal.
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DELTA SYSTEM
(APICAL DELTA)
If the root canal break up
p into multiple
p
tiny canals it is refer to as Delta System.

PULP CAVITIES OF MAXILLARY

TEETH

CENTRAL INCISOR
Pulp cavity follows the
outline of crown and
root.
root
| Pulp chamber is wider
y
mesiodistally.
| Pulp horns are present
in the incisor region.
| Pulp
l chamber
h b is
i
triangular in shape
with the base at the
labial aspect.
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LATERAL INCISOR
Same as central
incisor.
| The
Th canall has
h a distal
di l
curve in the apical
g
region.
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CANINE
Largest labiolingual
dimension of pulp
chamber.
chamber
| Pulp cavity is oval in
p
shape.
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FIRST PREMOLAR
Two root canals.
| Pulp horns extend
i i ll under
incisally
d the
h
buccal cusp.
| Floor is located below
the cervical level.
| Kidney shape pulp
chamber.
h b
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SECOND PREMOLAR
One or two canals.
| Large buccolingual
di
dimension.
i
| Pulp chamber is oval.
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MOLAR
o

o
o

Three canals palatal,

mesiobuccal
i b
l and
d
distobuccal.
Prominent pulp horns.
Pulp chamber is
rhomboidal in shape.
Third molars have
most variable
anatomy.
anatomy

MANDIBULAR TEETH

CENTRAL INCISOR
One canal but two
may be found.
| Well developed pulp
horns.
| Mesiodistal dimension
is small.
| Pulp chamber is
round, oval or
elliptical.
lli i l
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LATERAL INCISOR
Pulp chamber is larger
than central incisor.
| Prominent
P
i
pulp
l horns.
h
| Oval pulp chamber.
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CANINE
|

Similar as in
maxillary canine.

FIRST PREMOLAR
Pulp cavity is similar
to canine.
| Buccal
B
l horn
h
is
i
prominent.
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SECOND PREMOLAR
Increased dimension
of pulp cavities.
| Prominent
P
i
pulp
l
horns.
| Lingual horn is
present.
| Canal curved distally.
| Pulp chamber is
rectangular or
triangilar.
triangilar
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MOLAR
Large pulp chamber
which extends down
into the root.
root
| Usually have three
canals. Mesiobuccal,,
distobuccal and distal.
| Pulp chamber is
rectangular
t g l iin shape.
h
| Mesial canal shows
considerable
curvature.
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