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vaccinations for staff, 89
venules, 484f
van Leeuwenhoek, Antony, 560
vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), 603
vascular pain, 64t
vascular permeability, 489
vascular supply to pulp, 483–489
blood vessels in pulp horn, 485f
configuration of, 484f
lymphatic capillaries, 487f
lymphatic system, 487f
postcapillary venules, 486f
regulation of pulpal blood flow, 484–488
subodontoblastic terminal capillary network (TCN), 485f
transcapillary fluid transport, 488f
vasoactive intestinal peptide, 508
vasoconstriction, 510–512, 511f–512f, 693t
vasoconstrictor use, 72–73
Vazirani-Akinosi technique, 699
VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor), 603
veneer crowns, 779f, 790f–791f, 797f See also crown restorations (caps)
access cavity preparation with, 166–169
full veneer, 170f
penetration through, 168–169
venules, 485f
vertical incisions, 730–731, 741
vertical root fractures, 25–31, 721–722, 760f, 894f, 899f
bone loss with, 34f
causative stresses, 31f
confirmation of, 663f
diagnosis of, 27, 29f, 32f–33f, 661
etiology of, 25–26, 26f
with excessive compaction, 371f
halo effect (radiography), 656
radiography, 28–30
signs/symptoms of, 27
Vertucci’s canal configurations, 142f, 145f
vestibular fornix, 730
vicarious liability, 423
vices, 906f
video cameras, 982b
video-informed consent, 418
VIGOR study, 680
viral infections, 579–580
virucides, 124
virulence mechanisms (infections), 563f–564f, 564–565, 582
visceral pain, 63–64
vision statements, 1020–1021
visualization equipment, 983f–984f
vital bleaching, 521–522, 789
vitality loss in immature teeth, 624–625
vital pulp, 41–42, 80–81 See also pulp testing methods See also pulp/pulpal entries
emergencies, 41–42
loss in immature teeth of, 841–842
premature loss of, 840f
presentations of, 41
preservation of, 846
root canal treatment with, 870–872
timing of obturation for, 352–353
vital pulp therapy, 625–627
vital root resection, 664–666
vital signs, 5
voids in obturation, 351f
voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs), 672–673, 692, 692t
von Korff fibers, 456