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Medical Conditions - Pulp Polyp

A pulp polyp is otherwise known as chronic hyperplastic pulpitis. There is inflammation of dental pulp with the development of granulation tissue against low-grade mechanical irritation and bacterial invasion of the pulp. The causes are tooth fracture with pulp exposure and loss of restoration. It is treated by root canal treatment and extraction, depending on the cause.

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