CONCERNING THE "VITALITY" OF THE CALCIFIED DENTAL TISSUES
III. DENTAL LYMPH IN THE DENTIN
WILLIAM LEFKOWITZ D.D.S.1
1 School of Dental and Oral Surgery, Columbia University, New York, N. Y.
Dry dyes placed in the pulp diffused in 2 directions through the dentin. The flow is dependent on a normal odontoblastic layer. Dental lymph in communication with the general circulation through the pulp establishes assuredly a low degree of vitality of dentin. The mechanism of the afferent and efferent flow is suggested as well as the diffusion of dental lymph into the basis substance.
Submitted on April 13, 1941
