Nearly three decades ago, Samuel Seltzer and I. B. Bender pioneered the concept of developing biologically based recommendations for the clinical practice of endodontics and restorative dentistry. This concept was the cornerstone of their classic textbook, The Dental Pulp.

Seltzer and Bender’s Dental Pulp represents the evolution of that book and of the philosophical principles on which it was based. Today we know that pulp tissue plays a central role in both local and systemic health. This book presents the latest research on the dental pulp and its interaction with other tissues. Each chapter provides an introduction to its major themes for the busy clinician or dental student, as well as a set of biologically based clinical recommendations for restorative and endodontic procedures. Practicing clinicians need this information to provide accurate diagnoses and effective treatment to their patients.

ISBN: 0-86715-415-2
978-0-86715-415-3 , 9780867154153

512 pp; 490 illus (190 color)

Table of Contents
1 History of Pulp Biology/Harold E. Goodis
2 Development of the Pulpodentin Complex/ Rena D’Souza
3 Dentin Formation and Repair/Anthony J. Smith
4 Pulpodentin Complex/David Pashley
5 Pulp as a Connective Tissue/Takashi Okiji
6 The Circulation of the Pulp/ Hideaki Suda and Hideharu Ikeda
7 Nerve Supply of the Pulpodentin Complex and Responses to Injury/Margaret R. Byers and Matti V. O. Närhi
8 Pain Mechanisms of the Pulpodentin Complex/Kenneth M. Hargreaves
9 Pharmacologic Control of Dental Pain/Kenneth M. Hargreaves and Samuel Seltzer
10 Histology of Pulpal Inflammation/Henry O. Trowbridge
11 Molecular Mediators of Pulpal Inflammation/Ashraf F. Fouad
12 Pulpal Infections Including Caries/J. Craig Baumgartner
13 Calcium Hydroxide and Vital Pulp Therapy/Harold Stanley
14 Repair of Pulpal Injury by Dental Materials/Charles F. Cox, George Bogen, Hugh M. Kopel, and John D. Ruby
15 Permanent Restorations and the Dental Pulp/Harold H. Messer
16 Pulpal Effects of Thermal and Mechanical Irritants/Harold E. Goodis, David Pashley, and Adam Stabholtz
17 Interrelationship of Dental Pulp and Apical Periodontitis/Philip Stashenko
18 Interrelationship of Pulpal and Periodontal Diseases/R. Bruce Rutherford
19 Root Resorption/Linda Levin and Martin Trope
20 Differential Diagnosis of Odontalgia/Samuel Seltzer and Kenneth M. Hargreaves
21 The Dental Pulp in Systemic Disorders/I. B. Bender and Kenneth M. Hargreaves

Preface
This book is about the dental pulp and its interaction with other tissues during health and disease; it is intended for practicing dentists as well as for residents and dental students. Each chapter provides an introduction to its major themes, allowing the busy clinician an opportunity to become reacquainted with the subject matter. It then presents the latest research on that topic for the dental pulp. Importantly, this research is interpreted in terms of biologically based recommendations for restorative and endodontic dental procedures. Thus, the goal of this book is to provide a biologic framework for the practice of dentistry.

We have named this book in honor of Sam Seltzer and I. B. Bender, two dental pioneers who were instrumental in developing biologically based recommendations for endodontics and restorative dentistry. Indeed, the philosophical basis for the present book has evolved from a similar work published by Sam and I. B. nearly three decades ago. They have actively participated in several chapters of the current book.

Sam and I. B. long ago said that the dental pulp is a “big issue about a little tissue.” And, in a way, they are correct. The big issue is simply the central role that pulp tissue plays in dental health. Both local (eg, caries, periodontitis) and systemic (eg, AIDS, hyperparathyroidism) disease can contribute to pulpal pathosis. In turn, pulpal pathosis can contribute to both local (eg, root resorption, periodontitis) and systemic (eg, referred pain) conditions. The astute clinician needs this information to provide accurate diagnoses and effective treatments. Accordingly, we have focused on the biology of dental pulp and its interaction with other tissues during health and disease in order to provide comprehensive, biologically based clinical recommendations for practicing dentists.

During the final preparation of this book, we were greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Harold Stanley. Dr Stanley made numerous important contributions during his long and productive career, and his chapter represents a summary of many of his important findings.

Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD
Harold E. Goodis, DDS

© 2002