Prevotella intermedia–Derived Extracellular Vesicles Promote Pulpitis

Researchers identified that extracellular vesicles from *Prevotella intermedia* bacteria trigger pulpitis by causing macrophage death, leading to inflammation in dental pulp cells through a specific molecular pathway involving interleukin-33 and cellular stress responses.

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