PRESENT STATUS OF THE PULPLESS TOOTH
Authors: Louis I. Grossman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Article1 April 1940PRESENT STATUS OF THE PULPLESS TOOTHLOUIS I. GROSSMAN, D.D.S.LOUIS I. GROSSMAN, D.D.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-10-1805 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe status of the pulpless tooth has undergone a definite change in the last few years. Reëducation of the physician, as well as the dentist, on this point is both necessary and timely. It will, therefore, be the object of this paper to define the pulpless tooth and interpret the facts concerning it in the light of recent studies.At the outset it must be made clear that periapical infection can, and sometimes does, cause infection elsewhere in the body. The frequency with which such foci of infection exist and cause systemic disease is open to question, however, and has...Bibliography1. BILLINGS F in discussion on FONTAINE B. W.: A clinical study of the end-results of some focal infections, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1920, lxxiv, 1631-1632. Google Scholar2. ROSENOWMEISSER EWJG: Production of urinary calculi by devitalization and infection of teeth of dogs, with streptococci from cases of nephrolithiasis, Arch. Int. Med., 1923, xxxi, 807-829. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. JONESNEWSOM NWSJ: Experimentally produced focal (dental) infection in relation to cardiac structure, Arch. Path., 1932, xiii, 392-414. Google Scholar4. HADEN RL: The elective localization of bacteria in peptic ulcer, Arch. Int. Med., 1925, xxxv, 457. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. BIERRING WL: Focal infection: quarter century survey, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1938, cxi, 1623-1627. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. MACNEVINVAUGHN MGHS: Mouth infections and their relation to systemic diseases, 1930, Purcell Research Memorial, New York. Google Scholar7. HUNTER W: The rôle of sepsis and antisepsis in medicine, Lancet, 1911, i, 79. Google Scholar8. MARSHALL JA: The relation to pulp canal therapy of certain anatomical characteristics of dentin and cementum, Dental Cosmos, 1928, lxx, 253-263. Google Scholar9. Editorial: A persistent misconception about Hunter and the subject of focal infection, Jr. Am. Dent. Assoc., 1935, xxii, 659-661. Google Scholar10. APPLETON JL: Bacterial infection, 1933, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 491. Google Scholar11. FRANKEL LK: A consideration of evidences on oral sepsis in relation to systemic disease, Dental Cosmos, 1924, lxvi, 35-40. Google Scholar12. CECILANGEVINE RLDM: Clinical and experimental observations on focal infection, with an analysis of 200 cases of rheumatoid arthritis, ANN. INT. MED., 1938, xii, 577-584. Google Scholar13. ZISKIN DJ: Dental infections: comparative systemic effects of quantitative apical changes, Jr. Dent. Res., 1931, xi, 538-540. Google Scholar14. ARNETTENNIS JHLM: Dental infection and systemic disease, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1933, clxxxv, 777-788. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. SKILLEN WG: The status of the treated tooth, Jr. Am. Dent. Assoc., 1926, xiii, 291-304. Google Scholar16. HADEN RL: Dental infection and systemic disease, 1928, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. BURKET LW: Studies of the apices of teeth, Yale Jr. Biol. and Med., 1937, ix, 271-286 and 347-358. Google Scholar18. FISHMACLEAN EWI: The distribution of oral streptococci in the tissues, Brit. Dent. Jr., 1936, lxi, 336-362. Google Scholar19. OKELLELLIOT CCSD: Bacteremia and oral sepsis with special reference to the etiology of subacute endocarditis, Lancet, 1935, ii, 869-872. CrossrefGoogle Scholar20. GUNTERAPPLETON JHJL: Bacteriology of the dental pulp, Jr. Dent. Res., 1937, xvi, 310. Google Scholar21. KANNER O: How may bacteria enter the pulps of intact teeth? Jr. Dent. Res., 1938, xvii, 47-52. CrossrefGoogle Scholar22. TUNNICLIFFHAMMOND RCJ: Presence of bacteria in pulps of intact teeth, Jr. Am. Dent. Assoc., 1937, xxiv, 1663-1666. Google Scholar23. BURKETBURN LWCG: Bacteremias following dental extraction, Jr. Dent. Res., 1937, xvi, 521-530. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication September 13, 1939. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byFocal Infection*Conservative Treatment of Pulpless TeethThe bacteriologic relationship of dental infection and chronic hyperplastic sinusitis 1 April 1940Volume 13, Issue 10Page: 1805-1813KeywordsInfectious diseasesSystemic diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1940 PDF downloadLoading ...