What Parents Need To Know about Saving Milk Teeth

Pulp therapy is a procedure performed to preserve a primary tooth when its pulp becomes inflamed or infected due to deep dental caries or trauma. Preserving the tooth is important until its natural exfoliation as it acts as a natural space maintainer.

Indications

• Deep caries reaching the pulp
• Traumatic pulp exposure
• Clinical symptoms such as:
• Persistent or throbbing pain
• Prolonged sensitivity to hot and cold
• Pain on chewing or biting
• Tooth discoloration
• Presence of infection or abscess formation

Rationale (Importance)

Preserving primary teeth is essential because they:

• Maintain space for eruption of permanent teeth
• Aid in proper chewing and nutrition
• Help in speech development
• Prevent space loss, malocclusion and infection spread
• Maintain surrounding bone and soft tissue health

Procedure (Pulpotomy/Pulpectomy)

• Local anesthesia is administered to ensure painless procedure.
• The infected coronal pulp or radicular pulp is removed.  
• The pulp chamber is cleaned and disinfected.
• A medicament is placed in the pulp chamber or canals.
• The tooth is sealed and restored, usually with a stainless steel crown to provide strength and protection

Pulp therapy is a conservative and effective treatment that helps retain primary teeth, prevents infection and supports normal oral and facial development.

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