What is a bulpotomy?
Pulpotomy is a dental procedure that removes part of the dental pulp located in the pulp chamber. It is not a root canal and generally does not touch the roots. However, the procedure may be performed in patients who require a root channel but cannot be scheduled for several weeks; Removes a certain inflammation pushing the nerves that can cause pain. Most often, bulpotomy is indicated for the treatment of primary teeth with deep cavities affecting pulp above the roots. They may also feel a certain degree of discomfort when deep cavities develop, which begin to influence the nerves above the roots of the teeth. If it is ignored, they can begin to influence the roots of the teeth, which either means making a full root canal or extract the tooth. Extraction is not preferred if adult teeth grow for several years.
In pulpotomy, the dentist or the endodontist drills and removes the decaying tooth and then approaches the pulp chamber to remove any affected nerves and pulp. This area isHe has treated medicines and has packed in it that could remain in place. Once the treatment on the chamber and the nerve is ready, the crown is usually placed on the tooth to prevent further decay and protect the tooth.
While this procedure can be successful in a baby tooth, it is not always 100% successful. Sometimes there was damage at the roots and instead a full root canal is required. The dentist and parents must consider whether the root channel pays them or whether extraction is a more reasonable treatment.
Although a pulpotomy is often performed on children's teeth, it also has an older patient. When people require a root channel, they can have a lot of pain and bulpotomy could be a preliminary step towards the root canal in the future. The only drawback of this procedure is that it often eliminates discomfort of teeth, which could convince some patients that they do not have to get a root channel. Dentists recommend that they are on the bulletTomie on adult teeth considered a temporary step to alleviate pain but cannot fully solve the problems of adult tooth. If the dentist recommends the root channel, patients should follow and get one or risk more infection and tooth loss.