Pulp obliteration

What it means

Mineralized substance filling the entire dental pulp space.

The diagnosis pulp obliteration can be established using radiological studies. Gradual obliteration of the pulp is a physiologic process that occurs with aging. On radiographs the contours of the pulp disappear in part or totally, but histologically pulpal tissue remains present.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Crescent/chevron-shaped pulp chambers · Narrowing of pulp chamber of tooth · Obliteration of the pulp chamber · Pulp canal obliteration · Reduced size of pulp chamber of tooth · Small pulp chamber of tooth