Pediatric Endodontic Treatment of Adolescent Patients

Adriana Modesto Vieira; Herbert L Ray Jr

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2021.07.001

Pediatric Endodontic Treatment of Adolescent Patients

Dent Clin North Am. 2021 Oct;65(4):775-785. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2021.07.001. Epub 2021 Aug 2.

Authors

Adriana Modesto Vieira¹, Herbert L Ray Jr²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, 3501 Terrace Street, 366A Salk Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: ams208@pitt.edu.
² Department of Endodontics, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, 3501 Terrace Street, 3063 Salk Annex, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA; Center for Craniofacial Regeneration, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3025 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203, USA.

PMID: 34503666
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2021.07.001

Abstract

This article is intended to familiarize clinicians with several pulp therapy modalities and new materials that are currently available for immature young pulp in the adolescent population. Objectives and considerations for immature young permanent teeth as well as the healing potential of the young pulp tissue after treatment of the inflammatory process are discussed. The article emphasizes that the future holds great possibilities for the regeneration of dental pulp in adolescent patients.

Keywords: Adolescents; Deep caries; Immature permanent teeth; Pulp; Pulp capping; Pulpotomy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Dental Care
Dental Caries*
Dental Pulp Capping
Dentition, Permanent
Humans
Pulpotomy*
Treatment Outcome