Abstract

PULPOTOMY: PRIMARY TEETH - A REVIEW

Dr. Shubham Shrivastava, Dr. Arun Sharma, Dr. Iram Zaidi, Dr. Divya Tomar, Dr. Abhishek Jain* and Dr. Pallavi Singh

ABSTRACT

Primary dentition plays a significant role in development of a child. They aid in functions like chewing of food which in turn is significant with nutrition, phonation and development of speech in the growing years and of course aesthetics. Vital pulp therapy procedures have been classified as rather minimal invasive technique to prevent further deterioration of tooth vitality and have proven to be an important skill at the hand of performing dental surgeon. This article provides a brief review of the pulpotomy procedure for primary teeth.

Keywords: Pulpotomy, Vital pulp therapy, Devitalization, Preservation, Regeneration.