A case report of a patient with Raynaud's phenomenon undergoing multiple endodontic procedures.
The pulp represents a terminal circulation. This fact, in addition to other anatomical limitations such as a large volume of pulp: blood supply ratio and the inability of pulp tissue to swell because of its dentinal confines, all may contribute to the susceptibility of the pulp to infection and necrosis. Raynaud's disease primarily affects the terminal vasculature of the fingers, toes or nose. Is there a relationship between patients with Raynaud's disease and the status of the terminal vasculature of their dental pulps? The presented case opens up the question and possibly makes a correlation between peripheral vascular disease and pulpal disease.
Rankin
Charles H
CH
Department of Endodontics, Tufts University, School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA. charles.rankin@tufts.edu
D000328:Adult; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000098:blood supply*; D003788:Dental Pulp Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000150:complications*; D019233:Retreatment; D012390:Root Canal Therapy