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Review
. 2021 Sep 24;8(10):841.
doi: 10.3390/children8100841.

Vital Pulp Therapy in Primary Dentition: Pulpotomy-A 100-Year Challenge

Andreea Igna  1
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Vital Pulp Therapy in Primary Dentition: Pulpotomy-A 100-Year Challenge

Andreea Igna. Children (Basel). .

Abstract

Pulpotomy has long been the most indicated vital pulp procedure in primary molars with extensive caries. The success of a pulpotomy is highly technique sensitive and it depends upon many factors, such as diagnosis accuracy, caries excavation method, pulp dressing material, quality of the final restoration and operator experience. This paper provides an overview of the pulpotomy procedure in primary teeth over a century, with reference to advances in technique, medication and restoration possibilities and challenges and controversies surrounding the subject as well as future directions.

Keywords: challenges; primary teeth; pulpotomy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflict of interest.

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