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What Are The Side Effects Of Pulpotomy Procedure In A Child?
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The dentist has suggested for my 5 year old child pulpotomy. She says it is a 20 minute procedure. I would like to know what exactly is the said procedure.
My child has a slight cavity in her first premolar tooth(primary), complains though not frequently of pain while biting a hard object. the xray showed 1 side of pulp being infected.
please advise
1.whether the entire tooth needs to be removed & a crown inserted
2. what happens if i do not want to do the procedure.
3. what are the side effects.
4. does this procedure involve frquent followups.
5. will the child not find it uncomfortable with a crown in the mouth
Anita
The dentist has suggested for my 5 year old child pulpotomy. She says it is a 20 minute procedure. I would like to know what exactly is the said procedure.
My child has a slight cavity in her first premolar tooth(primary), complains though not frequently of pain while biting a hard object. the xray showed 1 side of pulp being infected.
please advise
1.whether the entire tooth needs to be removed & a crown inserted
2. what happens if i do not want to do the procedure.
3. what are the side effects.
4. does this procedure involve frquent followups.
5. will the child not find it uncomfortable with a crown in the mouth
Anita
Fri, 26 Sep 2014
Thank you for your query,
Pulpotomy is a procedure in which we excavate the pulp tissue from the crown part and leave the pulp tissue at the root level. The idea is to just excavate the infected part of the tooth pulp tissue and leave the uninfected part. The root pulp tissue helps in complete root formation.
1. The crown or the entire tooth is not taken out. As mentioned, the pulp tissue inside the tooth is excavated and then the cavity is filled with restorative material and a crown is placed over the tooth.
2. In case you do not go for this procedure, chances of tooth getting infected and resulting in infection, pain and sometimes swelling of the adjacent gums are more.
3. There are no documented side effects as such. Its a relatively simple procedure.
4. I do not think you have to follow up. The procedure is simple and once the tooth is cemented with crown it is a s good as uninfected natural tooth.
5.The crown is placed with the same dimensions as the natural tooth, so the child can not find any difference.
Pulpotomy is a procedure in which we excavate the pulp tissue from the crown part and leave the pulp tissue at the root level. The idea is to just excavate the infected part of the tooth pulp tissue and leave the uninfected part. The root pulp tissue helps in complete root formation.
1. The crown or the entire tooth is not taken out. As mentioned, the pulp tissue inside the tooth is excavated and then the cavity is filled with restorative material and a crown is placed over the tooth.
2. In case you do not go for this procedure, chances of tooth getting infected and resulting in infection, pain and sometimes swelling of the adjacent gums are more.
3. There are no documented side effects as such. Its a relatively simple procedure.
4. I do not think you have to follow up. The procedure is simple and once the tooth is cemented with crown it is a s good as uninfected natural tooth.
5.The crown is placed with the same dimensions as the natural tooth, so the child can not find any difference.
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