Chapter 11 - Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K95)»Diseases of oral cavity and salivary glands (K00-K14)»Necrosis of pulp (K04.1)
K04.1
Necrosis of pulp
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Dental Pulp Necrosis21 drugs (11 approved, 10 experimental)
Death of pulp tissue with or without bacterial invasion. When the necrosis is due to ischemia with superimposed bacterial infection, it is referred to as pulp gangrene. When the necrosis is non-bacterial in origin, it is called pulp mummification.