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Pulp allows pain sensation to thermal, mechanical and chemical stimulants. Most of the nervous supply is sensory, with some vasomotor input.
Pulp allows pain sensation to thermal, mechanical and chemical stimulants. Most of the nervous supply is sensory, with some vasomotor input.
===Periodontal Ligament===
The collagen fibre bundles are called '''Sharpey's fibres'''. The fibres insert into the [[Enamel Organ#Alveolar Bone|alveolar bone]] and [[Enamel Organ#Cementum|cementum]] of the tooth.
There are 3 categories: gingival, trans-septal and alveolodental. There are evenly distributed blood vessels and nerve fibres transmitting thermal, pain and pressure sensation. Some species can also sense proprioception in the periodontal ligament.