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Visual of tooth decay. Pulpotomy is a minimally invasive procedure performed in children on a primary tooth with extensive caries but without evidence of root pathology. [1] The minimally invasive, endodontic techniques of vital pulp therapy (VPT) are based on improved understanding of the capacity of pulp tissues to heal and regenerate plus the availability of advanced endodontic materials.
Regenerative endodontic treatment helps in true pulpal regeneration and re-establishment of the pulp-dentin complex, which leads to revitalisation of the tooth. It may be an alternative treatment option in the management of root resorption especially when the prognosis is deemed poor because of severe resorption.
Apexification is a method of dental treatment to induce a calcific barrier in a root with incomplete formation or open apex of a tooth with necrotic pulp. [1] Pulpal involvement usually occurs as a consequence of trauma or caries involvement of young or immature permanent teeth. As a sequelae of untreated pulp involvement, loss of pulp vitality ...
Apexogenesis (Vital pulp) The process of maintaining pulp vitality during pulpal treatment to allow continued development of the entire root (apical closure occurs approximately 3 years after eruption). 1. Isolate the tooth with a rubber dam 2. Perform a pulpotomy procedure. 3.
Exposure of the pulp causes pulpitis (an inflammation which can become irreversible, leading to pain and pulp necrosis, and necessitating either root canal treatment or extraction). [1] The ultimate goal of pulp capping or stepwise caries removal is to protect a healthy (or reversibly inflammed) dental pulp, and avoid the need for root canal ...
This type of familial episodic pain syndrome is characterized by childhood-onset intense episodic pain on the lower and sometimes upper extremities, this pain typically lasts days and can be treated with anti-inflammatory medication, the pain episodes tend to lower in severity with age. It is caused by mutations in the SCN11A gene, in chromosome 3.
“I think the fear of treatment a lot of times leads men to not get evaluated, and that can lead to bad outcomes.” Doctors urge most men to get screened for prostate cancer starting at age 50 ...
[35]: 80, 81 Another chronic facial pain syndrome which can mimic toothache is temporomandibular disorder (temporomandibular joint pain-dysfunction syndrome), [36] which is very common. Toothache which has no identifiable dental or medical cause is often termed atypical odontalgia , which, in turn, is usually considered a type of atypical ...