Immature pulpal therapy Test #2 Flashcards
T/F Deep dentin is more porous than superficial dentin
True
T/F Sensory innervation to the pulp matures in the earlier stages of root formation?
- False
- Not until later stages
T/F Young well perfused pulps have enormous reparative capacity
True
What is the most reliable pulp test for children?
-CO2 ice
Electrical pulp testing is unreliable in what type of teeth?
-Immature
What is the Hall technique?
-Stainless steel crown only (no caries removal)
What do you use for pulpotomies in immature teeth?
- Formacresol
- Glutaraldehyde (at the school)
- Ferric sulfate
- MTA
- Electrosurgical
- Laser
In immature teeth where should the WL be?
-2-3mm short of radiographic length
What type of instruments are reccomneded for immature teeth?
-NiTi
What do you use for obturation material in immature teeth?
-ZOE
-Iodoform past
-CaOH
(must all be resorbable
What is apexogenesis?
-Vital pulp therapy to encourage continued physiologic development and formation of the root end with the objective to maintain pulp vitality
What is apexification?
- Pulp vitality is not attainable
- Calcific barrier induction across open apex with pulpal necrosis and no lesion
What is Regendo?
-Biologically based procedures designed to replace damaged structures
What are the requirements for Regendo?
- Stem cells
- Growth Factors
- Scaffold
What stem cells do you want for Regendo?
-Pulpal mesenchymal stemm cells located in the perivascular region and cell-rich zone of Hohl (stem cells of apical papilla)
