Eur Endod J. 2024; 9(1): 18-34 | DOI: 10.14744/eej.2023.76598

The Study and Relevance of Pulp Chamber Anatomy in Endodontics – A Comprehensive Review

Hany Mohamed Aly Ahmed¹, Thomas Gerhard Wolf², Giampiero Rossi-Fedele³, Paul Michael Howell Dummer^4
1Department of Restorative Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
²Department of Restorative, Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Bern, School of Dental Medicine, Luzern, Switzerland
³Adelaide Dental School, Adelaide University, Adelaide, Australia
⁴College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, School of Dentistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom

With the ever-increasing understanding of tooth anatomy, there is a renewed focus on the pulp chamber as an important component of the root canal system. For example, the pulp chamber is of critical relevance during diagnostic procedures such as pulp sensibility tests, deep caries removal, vital pulp treatments, access cavity preparation, tooth whitening, tooth restoration as well as methods for examining the floor of the pulp chamber to aid the detection of root canal orifices or the presence of perforations and cracks. The more recent concept of minimal invasive endodontics has also created a need to understand better the anatomy of the pulp chamber. The purpose of this article is to discuss the research methods used to study pulp chamber anatomy and the significance of the pulp chamber in endodontic research and clinical practice. In addition, directions for future research are emphasised. (EEJ-2023-08-105)

Keywords: Critical analysis, coronal pulp tissue, pulp chamber anatomy, pulp chamber floor, pulp horn, review

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