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root canal
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.
Related
inferior alveolar (dental) nerve
superior alveolar nerve; superior dental nerve; superior gingival nerve
General
anatomic canal
References
- Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds),
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Component-of
tooth root
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