Chapter 4.1
Pulpotomy
Eirini Stratigaki,
Joana Monteiro,
Eirini Stratigaki
Clinic of Orthodontics and Pediatric Oral Health, University Center for Dental Medicine Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorJoana Monteiro
Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Eastman Dental Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorEirini Stratigaki,
Joana Monteiro,
Eirini Stratigaki
Clinic of Orthodontics and Pediatric Oral Health, University Center for Dental Medicine Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorJoana Monteiro
Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Eastman Dental Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):PD Dr. med. dent. Klaus W. Neuhaus MMA MAS,
Prof. em. Dr. med. dent. Adrian Lussi dipl. Chem.Ing. ETHZ,
PD Dr. med. dent. Klaus W. Neuhaus MMA MAS
Clinic of Periodontology, Endodontology and Cariology, University Center for Dental Medicine Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Private dental office, Herzogenbuchsee, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorProf. em. Dr. med. dent. Adrian Lussi dipl. Chem.Ing. ETHZ
Department of Preventive, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 05 July 2019
Summary
Pulpotomy is a therapy which is quite often carried out in symptomatic deciduous teeth with profound caries. Whilst the coronal pulp might be severely and irreversibly inflamed, the radicular parts of the pulp might still offer chances of healing. When there is enough cooperation of the patient, the clinical outcome of this method is predictable. This chapter describes methods to carry out a full coronal pulpotomy in deciduous teeth and highlights the expected outcomes of different materials that have been suggested for this purpose: Portland cement, formocresol, laser light, calcium hydroxide, glutaraldehyde, electrosurgery and sodium hypochlorite. Special attention is paid to the clinical procedure.
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