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September, 2012, Vol. 14, No. 3

CONTENTS

REVIEWS

Review of the success of pulp exposure treatment of cariously and traumatically exposed pulps in immature permanent incisors and molars
Jekaterina Gudkina, Anda Mindere, Gundega Locane, Anda Brinkmane
71-80

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Needs for prosthetic treatment in Vilnius population at the age over 45 years old
Kestutis Sveikata, Irena Balciuniene, Janina Tutkuviene
81-84

Augmentation of atrophic posterior maxilla by short implants and osteotome technique
Mario Santagata, Salvatore D’Amato, Luigi Itro, Raffaele Rauso, Gianpaolo Tartaro
85-88

Immediate post-treatment crowned Herbst effects in growing patients
Dalia Latkauskienė, Gundega Jakobsone
89-92

Standarts for permanent teeth emergence time and sequence in Lithuanian children, residents of Vilnius city
Ruta Almonaitiene, Irena Balciuniene, Janina Tutkuviene
93-100

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Review of the success of pulp exposure treatment of cariously and traumatically exposed pulps in immature permanent incisors and molars

Jekaterina Gudkina, Anda Mindere, Gundega Locane, Anda Brinkmane

Summary

The decision to retain immature permanent tooth with pulp disease is problematical. Restoring the tooth would normally involve some form of pulp capping/pulpotomy procedure or a more radical pulpectomy and root canal treatment.

Pulp capping/pulpotomy procedures, where all or part of the pulp is retained, relies upon an accurate assessment of the pulp condition, and the careful management of the remaining healthy tissue. Pulpectomy or root canal treatment is technically difficult as the root apex is open with the result that conventional preparation and filling techniques are compromised. On the other hand, the inappropriate extraction of immature teeth with pulp disease will result in immediate aesthetic and functional difficulties that may require the patient to have orthodontic or restorative care that will have potential life-long implications, e. g. removable or fixed prosthesis. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the aetiology of pulp disease in immature teeth and to review current evidence of the outcome of conservative pulp treatment.

Key words: non-formed apices, immature teeth, partial pulporomy, Ca(OH)2 pulpotomy, MTA pulpotomy.

Received: 21 10 2010

Accepted for publishing: 21 09 2012


1Conservative Dentistry Department, Institute of Stomatology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
2Private dental practice, Liepaja, Latvia

Jekaterina Gudkina1 – MD, assist. prof.
Anda Mindere1 – MD
Gundega Locane2 – MD
Anda Brinkmane1 – D.D.S., MD., PhD, prof.

Address correspondence to Dr. Jekaterina Gudkina, Conservative Dentistry Department, Institute of Stomatology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia.
E-mail address: andab@latnet.lv