Partial pulpotomy
Pulp capping
Pulpectomy
Cvek pulpotomy
Pulpectomy and pulpotomy
Pulp capping and pulpotomy
Partial pulpotomy and cervical pulpotomy
Direct and indirect pulp capping
Affected dentine
Infected dentine
Tertiary dentine
Reparative dentine
Carious exposure
Mechanical exposure
Traumatic exposure
Iatrogenic exposure
Full pulpotomy
Cervical pulpotomy
Stepwise excavation
Cvek pulpotomy
Calcium Hydroxide
Glass Ionomer
Zinc Oxide Eugenol
Mineral trioxide aggregate
Indirect pulp capping
Vital pulp therapy
Direct pulp capping
Pulpotomy
Preoperative pulpal status
Quality of the final restoration
The pulp capping material used
Patient’s medical conditions
Irreversible pulpitis
Reversible pulpitis
Pulpal polyp
Hyperplasic pulpitis
Complete caries removal
Easier to be performed than indirect pulp capping without re-entry
No risk of pulp exposure at all
Has higher success rates than indirect pulp capping without re-entry
Cvek pulpotomy
Full pulpotomy
Partial pulpotomy
Complete pulpotomy
Indirect pulp capping without re-entry
Direct pulp capping
Pulpotomy
Stepwise excavation
Calcium hydroxide and zinc-oxide eugenol cement
Calcium hydroxide and mineral trioxide aggregate
Calcium hydroxide and resin-modified glass ionomer cement
Calcium hydroxide and Cavit
To prevent infection/reinfection of treated root canals.
To disinfect the treated root canals.
To facilitate the shaping of the root canals.
To make root canals radiopaque.
Missed canal
Inadequate cleaning of the root canal system
Vertical root fracture
Horizontal root fracture
Lack of apical seal
Lack of coronal seal
Lack of lateral seal
Lack of primary seal
Zinc oxide
Gutta-Percha
Binders
Opaquers
Tissue tolerance
Radiolucent
Bacteriostatic
No shrinkage with setting
Insoluble to tissue fluid
Insoluble in solvent
Soluble to tissue fluid
Insoluble in solvent but soluble to tissue fluid
EDTA
Chloroform
Lubricant
AH26
1-2 seconds
2-3 seconds
3-4 seconds
4-5 seconds
Degree of difficulty
Patients symptoms
Bacterial culture
Pulp and periradicular status
Be radiopaque
Be hardly removed from the root canal
Be sterilize or easily sterilized
Be impervious to moisture
Within 0.5 mm of the working length (WL)
Within 1 mm of the WL
Within 1.5 mm of the WL
Within 2 mm of the WL
Before the cleaning and shaping phase
During the cleaning and shaping phase
Just before the obturation
During the obturation
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