Treatment of pulpitis of infant teeth

Inflammation of the pulp, or as it is also called, the dental nerve, the milk tooth is pulpitis. In the internal cavity of the tooth is pulp - a soft tissue. It consists of blood vessels and nerve fibers. The pulp almost does not give itself out in a healthy tooth, but as soon as it becomes inflamed, the child begins to suffer from an intolerable toothache. For this reason, first of all, treatment of pulpitis is aimed at eliminating pain symptoms. Due to the peculiarities of the structure of milk teeth, the development of pulpitis is more rapid than in adults. Pulpit passes the stage of deep caries.

Treatment of pulpitis in babies

Children's pulpitis is a very insidious disease, it can not always be determined on time, at the beginning of the tooth disease. In addition, the child does not always correctly assess the feeling of pain and psychologically difficult to endure the examination. If during the examination the dentist discovers pulpitis, then he must decide on the treatment, which will depend on the group affiliation of the tooth and the stage of the development of the disease.

Treatment of pulpitis of milk teeth is similar to the treatment of pulpitis in adults. But, of course, it has its own peculiarities.

First, it is necessary to stop the spread of inflammation on the tissues of the peri-toothed teeth, in which there are rudiments of permanent teeth.

Secondly, it is necessary to use such materials that will not affect the resorption( resorption) of the baby teeth. That is why for the treatment of pulpitis, babies use filling pastes, which dissolve when the milk teeth are changed to permanent teeth simultaneously with the roots.

Third, treatment of pulpitis of baby teeth should be performed under qualitative anesthesia, which will not be harmful to the child's body.

All methods of treatment of pulpitis of milk teeth are aimed at keeping the milk teeth from premature removal. Because this can cause the formation of an incorrect bite.

Methods for treating pulpitis in

• babies root and coronal part of the pulp are treated in such a way that they retain their viability( preservation of pulp);
• for the functioning of the root part, the coronal pulp is removed. This method is necessary in the event that the caries treatment of molars is in childhood. Because it is necessary to preserve the root part of the pulp involved in the formation of the roots of the tooth( partial amputation of the pulp);
• the root and coronal part of the pulp is removed completely, after which the channels are sealed( complete removal of the pulp).

Parents need to remember that the health of the teeth of their children depends only on themselves. Visiting the dentist every six months for preventive examination, your child can never have to get acquainted with the drill and the removal of milk teeth.