pulp-cavity

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noun The hollow in terior of a tooth which contains the pulp. Also called nerve-canal. See cut under tooth.

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Dr. Herbst, of Germany: "After amputating the coronal portion of the pulp, burnish a mat of tin foil into the pulp-cavity, thus creating an absolutely air-tight covering to the root-canal containing the remainder of the pulp; this is the best material for the purpose."

Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth Henry Lovejoy Ambler 1883
Where gold is to be used for the crown, it is better to fill the bulbous portion of the pulp-cavity with gold also, so as to weld these portions of gold together.

Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth Henry Lovejoy Ambler 1883
In some cases, under tin, the pulp gradually recedes, and the pulp-cavity is obliterated by secondary dentin.

Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth Henry Lovejoy Ambler 1883
Unlike the latter, however, they are not modified teeth, nor Fig. 8 -- Vertical, Longitudinal Section of the Poison-fang of a Serpent (after Owen). g, deep groove; o, its lover termination, which affords exit to the Poison; p, pulp-cavity.

The Common Frog 1874
Fig. 9 -- Magnified Transverse Section of a Serpent's Poison-fang (after Owen). g, groove round which the substance of the tooth (containing p, the pulp-cavity) is bent: j, the point where the sides of the tooth meet and convert the "groove" into what is practically a central cavity. are they situated within the mouth as they always are in poisonous serpents.

The Common Frog 1874