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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
In order to study the location of sensory nerve fibers in dog teeth, we injected 3H-amino acids into the left trigeminal ganglion of 2 anesthetized adult dogs; we then waited 24 hours for axonal transport of labeled protein and prepared the fixed decalcified teeth for autoradiography. Heavily labeled sensory neurons were found in the maxillary and mandibular divisions of each injected ganglion and its peripheral nerves and central root. Numerous labeled axons were found entering dental roots; they arborized mostly in the crown to end in peripheral pulp or inner dentin. Some labeled fibers extended 150-175 microns into dentinal tubules, but most intradentinally labeled fibers were less than 100 microns long. The dentinal innervation was most concentrated in the crown, with autoradiographic label over more than 50% of the tubules at the tip of each pulp horn. Differences in innervation density for coronal, cervical, intercuspal, septal, radicular, and reparative dentin were analyzed. In some regions, labeled endings branched along the pulp-predentin border but did not enter the dentinal tubules. Electron microscopic autoradiograms were prepared to confirm specific labeling of nerve fibers and nerve endings, and to describe their ultrastructure and association with odontoblasts. The results show that labeled sensory fibers in dog teeth have an ultrastructure similar to that described previously for rat molars and for monkey and cat teeth. No specific junctions were found between labeled sensory fibers and odontoblasts, in agreement with previous studies of other teeth.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0003-276X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
218
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
207-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Sensory innervation of pulp and dentin in adult dog teeth as demonstrated by autoradiography.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't