A pulp polyp or hyperplastic pulpitis is inflammation of the exposed dental pulp owing to an open cavitated carious lesion, tooth frac - ture after trauma or long-standing fractured restoration. 1 Type I hypersensitivity reactions may also have a role in pathogenesis of pulp pol - yps because of the higher concentration of histamine, immunoglobulin E and interleukin in primary or permanent teeth. 2 Removal of the polyp, pulpectomy and root canal therapy are considered for treatment of this disease. 1, 3...
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