A histological evaluation of the human pulp in teeth with varying degrees of periodontal disease.

Careful pe r iodon ta l d o c u m e n t a t i o n and su b seq u en t histological examina t ion of 46 h u m a n tee th wi th varying degrees of per iodonta l i nvo lvemen t showed that their pulps r ema ined wi th in normal limits regardless of the severi ty of the pe r iodon ta l disease. Fur the rmore , it was obse rved that ve ry deep caries or extensive corona l res tora t ions were associated with pulpal changes regardless of the degree of pe r iodonta l involvement . O n the basis of the teeth e x a m i n e d in this study, no corre la t ions could be m a d e be tween the p resence or severi ty of pe r iodonta l disease and pulpal changes.