3. Vital pulp therapy is defined as a treatment initiated to
preserve and maintain pulp tissue in a healthy state
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tissue that has been compromised by caries, trauma or
restorative procedures.
5. Outcome of Vital Pulp Therapy will depend on:
Age of the patient
Size of the pulp chamber
Bacterial contamination
The pulp capping material
Quality of final restoration
6. Most important aspects for the Vital Pulp Therapy are
Diagnosis of pulpal condition
Case selection
7.
8. According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry:
“ Teeth exhibiting provoked pain of short duration, that is
relieved upon the removal of the stimulus, with analgesics,
or by brushing , without signs and symptoms of irreversible
pulpitis are candidates for Vital pulp Therapy
12. INDIRECT PULP CAPPING
A procedure in which a material is placed on a thin partition of
remaining carious dentin, that if removed, may expose the pulp
Indirect pulp capping – stepwise excavation of caries
Indirect pulp capping without re-entry and further excavation
13. Stepwise excavation of caries :
Technique in which caries is removed in increments in two or
three appointments over a few months to a year rather than
removing the caries in one sitting [ in deep carious lesions ]
Each time caries is removed
Glass ionomer base is placed
which may contribute to mineralization, followed by a well
sealing temporary restoration
14.
The deeper
affected but not infected dentin may
remineralize and tertiary dentin may form
Case selection :
No signs or symptoms of irreversible pulpitis
Periodic follow up
•
Radiographs and
•
Pulp testing
15. TECHNIQUE
Local Anesthesia
Rubber dam isolation to keep bacterial count as low
as possible
Removal of as much caries as leaving a thin layer
of affected dentin to permit placement of a
temporary restoration
Large round bur less likely to cause accidental
exposure than spoon excavator
16. Place a layer of Glass ionomer [or calcium hydroxide]
and restore the tooth with a provisional restoration
The seal provided by the restoration is very important
After 1-2 months remove the restoration and excavate
the remaining caries.
If any exposure then – direct pulp capping
Pulpotomy
pulpectomy
If no exposure - permanent restoration
17. Indirect pulp capping without re-entry and further
excavation
This is similar to stepwise excavation but differs in the
sense that the innermost layer of
carious dentin is
deliberately and permanently left behind
18. DIRECT PULP CAPPING:
The treatment of an exposed vital pulp by sealing the
pulpal wound with a dental material placed directly on the
exposure site to facilitate the formation of reparative
dentin and maintenance of the vital pulp
Exposure of the pulp may be due to
Traumatic exposure
Mechanical exposure
Caries removal
19. Success rate for Mechanical exposure > Carious exposures
Materials commonly used
•
•
MTA [Mineral Trioxide Aggregate]
Calcium hydroxide
These materials should be covered by a permanent
restoration with a good marginal seal
20. Success of Direct pulp capping depends on
Size of exposure
Presence of good isolation
Condition of the pulp
Absence of symptoms
Age of the patient
Restorative material used
21.
22.
23. PULPOTOMY
The pulpotomy procedure involves removing only part of the
pulp, eliminating tissue that has inflammatory or degenerative
changes and leaving intact the underlying healthy pulp tissue
The surgical amputation of the coronal portion of an exposed
pulp to protect and preserve the remaining radicular pulp’s
vitality and function
24.
25. Indications:
Exposed vital pulps in carious primary teeth
Exposed
permanent
vital
pulps
teeth
(to
in
carious
allow
immature
continued
root
development prior to NSRCT)
Traumatically exposed primary or permanent teeth
[mature or immature]
As an emergency procedure prior to NSRCT
26. Prognosis for traumatic/mechanical exposures
exposures
Case selection
-Vital pulp
-Reversible pulpitis
-No symptoms of irreversible pulpitis
> carious
27. Steps:
All the carious dentin and pulp to the level of radicular
pulp are removed
- level of CEJ in anteriors
- level of canal orifices in posteriors
Bleeding from the pulp stump is controlled with moist
cotton pellets and gentle pressure
The chamber is rinsed with Sodium hypochloride
The severed pulp is capped with
-
Calcium hydroxide
-
MTA
28. This is then covered with Glass ionomer and the tooth is
restored with a restoration that seals completely
Follow up
•
No signs of irreversible pulpitis
•
No radiographic signs of
o
internal resorption
o
external resorption
o
calcification
o
periapical radioluscency
29. CVEK PULPOTOMY / PARTIAL PULPOTOMY:
The surgical removal of a small portion of the coronal portion
of a vital pulp as a means of preserving the remaining coronal
and radicular pulp.
30. OPEN APEX
An open apex is the developing root of an immature tooth
until apical closure occurs .
Apical closure occurs 2-3 yrs after tooth eruption
Any injury to the pulp at this stage will stop the closure of
the apex
Such a tooth will have short , thin walls at the apical
portion of the root
31.
32. Open apex can also be caused by extensive resorption of
a previously mature apex after orthodontic treatment or
severe periapical inflammation
33. Diagnosis and assessment:
History
Subjective symptoms
Diagnostic tests
Radio graphs
A radiolucent area usually surrounds the apex of an
immature root with a healthy pulp
35. APEXOGENESIS
A
Vital Pulp Therapy procedure performed to encourage
continued physiologic development and formation of the root
end.
Since the main objective is to maintain the vitality of the
radicular pulp the pulp must be vital and capable of repair
36. Trauma / mechanical exposure / Caries
Small exposure
-
Pulp capping
Large exposures - Cvek pulpotomy
Pulpotomy
37. Technique:
1. Anesthesia and rubber dam isolation
2. The inflamed pulp tissue is removed using a sharp round
bur in a high speed hand piece with water coolant for
superficial 2-3mm of pulp amputaion [Cvek pulpotomy]
3. Or removal of the entire pulp to the level of the canal
orifices using a large Spoon excavator
4. Hemorrhage is controlled by pressure on a cotton pellet
moistened with saline.
[ failure to achieve hemorrhage indicates pulpal inflammation]
38. The exposed pulp is rinsed with 2.5% sodium hypochlorite
MTA
or
hard set calcium hydroxide is placed over the
amputated pulp.
MTA is prepared by mixing MTA powder with saline in the
ratio of 3:1 on a glass slab. The mixture is placed on
the exposed pulp and patted with a moist cotton
pellet.
MTA sets in the presence of moisture. Wet cotton
pellet is placed over MTA and the tooth is restored.
39. The patient is then put on a periodic recall for 1-2yrs at
every 6 month interval.
Commonly encountered
•
Calcific metamorphosis
•
Internal resorption
In such cases NSRCT initiated.
40.
41. APEXIFICATION
Induction of a calcific barrier or creation of an artificial barrier
across an open apex
Technique:
Local anesthesia and Rubber Dam isolation
Access cavity preparation and extirpation of the pulp
Working length is established slightly short of the apex [to
prevent injury to apical tissues]
Instrumentation and copius irrigation
Drying the canal and introducing MTA into the canal
42. Packing MTA using endodontic pluggers or special
system like MAP SYSTEM [Micro Apical placement]
MTA acts as an artificial barrier against which Gutta
percha can be condensed.
Calcium hydroxide produces a biologic barrier but takes
longer time.
43.
44. TISSUE ENGINEERING :
Science of design and manufacturing of new tissues to
replace tissues lost to disease or trauma.
It involves three key elements
1. Stem cells/ progenitor cells
2. Signals or morphogens that induce morphogenesis
3. A scaffold that provides a 3D microenvironment for cell
growth and environment
46. 1. The bone morphogenetic proteins are directly
applied over the exposed amputated pulp
2. Ex-vivo -
stem/progenitor cells are isolated from
the pulp and differentiated into odontoblasts with
recombinant BMP and BMP genes. These
odontoblasts are autogenously transplanted into the
exposed pulp.