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Branched afferent nerves supplying tooth‐pulp in the cat.
Author(s) -
Lisney S J,
Matthews B
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
the journal of physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.802
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1469-7793
pISSN - 0022-3751
DOI - 10.1113/jphysiol.1978.sp012359
Subject(s) - pulp (tooth) , cats , stimulation , anatomy , afferent , incisor , canine tooth , medicine , trigeminal nerve , dentistry
1. Recordings have been made from nerve terminals in canine and third incisor teeth of cats. 2. Ninety‐three tooth‐pulp units in ten cats could be excited either by mechanical or electrical stimulation of adjacent mucous membrane or by electrical stimulation of the pulp of a nearby tooth. 3. Section of the trigeminal nerve centrally did not abolish these responses. 4. Results for twelve out of thirteen units tested with collision techniques indicated that the nerves were branched.