VITAL PULP TREATMENT: CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Division of Restorative Dentistry & Periodontology, Dublin Dental School & Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, UK.
more by this authorInstitute of Oral Biology, Centre of Dental and Oral Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
more by this authorDepartment of Conservative Dentistry, Guy’s Campus, King’s College London Dental Institute, London, UK.
more by this authorPreserving the dental pulp, or part of it, is important when treating a vital tooth with an exposed pulp, particularly if the tooth is immature and root formation is incomplete. In this paper, the practical aspects of pulp capping and partial pulpotomy are discussed, supported by clinical cases and histological examples. The indications, clinical factors, materials and treatment procedures are considered along with the expected prognosis.