Pulpotomy is a dental procedure used to save decayed, infected teeth. If you or your child has a severe cavity, plus infection in the tooth’s pulp (pulpitis), your dentist may recommend pulpotomy to ...

Pulpectomy is a procedure to remove all the pulp from the crown and roots of a tooth. Pulp is the soft inner material that contains connective tissue, blood vessels, and nerves. Pulpectomy is usually ...

When the nerve or pulp tissue of a primary or permanent tooth in children is infected, it needs to be treated to prevent a dental abscess (due to infection) and loss of the tooth. The two methods of ...

Younger patients were more likely to undergo pulpotomy treatment by both GDs and PDs. With increasing patient age, PDs were more likely to perform a pulpectomy, while GDs were less likely to perform a ...

Root canal treatment in children should only be prescribed after careful consideration of the patient, the existing dentition, and developing teeth. Isolation with rubber dam is just as important as ...