Noncarious, carious, and restored human teeth obtained from individuals 20 to 65 years of age were used to study the differences in lymphatic drainage between healthy and inflamed pulps. In carious teeth, the lymphatic vessels located within and/or surrounding the inflammatory lesion were distended, a situation not demonstrable in pulps of noncarious and restored teeth.
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