maintaining deciduous teeth in function until their natural exfoliation is absolutely necessary. vital pulp therapy (vpt) is a way of saving deciduous teeth. the most important factors in success of vpt are the early diagnosis of pulp and periradicular status, preservation of the pulp vitality and proper vascularization of the pulp. development of new biomaterials with suitable biocompatibility...

One hundred seventeen patients with posterior teeth requiring endodontic treatment were studied. Specific clinical findings were recorded, including pulp, vitality, preoperative pain, sensitivity to percussion, and the presence of a periradicular radiolucency. Excluded from the study were teeth with restorations to be maintained, greater than class I mobility, pocket depths > 5 mm, endodontic r...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to record transmitted-light photoplethysmography (TLP) from young permanent teeth and examine its applicability to pulp vitality assessment. METHODS Twenty-six healthy and 7 nonvital upper maxillary incisors in 17 children (ages 7 years, 3 months to 14 years, 8 months) were examined. Recordings of TLP were made with and without opaque black rubber dam app...

BACKGROUND Current concepts in conservative dentistry advocate minimally invasive dentistry and pulp vitality preservation. Moreover, complete removal of carious dentin in deep carious lesions often leads to pulp exposure and root canal treatment, despite the absence of irreversible pulp inflammation. For years, partial caries removal has been performed on primary teeth, but little evidence sup...

Present methods of assessing pulp vitality (electric and thermal testing) are of limited use with children, often resulting in false positive or false negative results. Pulse oximetry is a proven, atraumatic method of measuring vascular health by evaluating oxygen saturation (SaO2). This pilot study explores the use of a modified pulse oximetry ear probe to assess pulpal vascular oxygen saturat...

The guiding principle of endodontic treatment is to preserve teeth while maintaining its aesthetic and functional roles. To accomplish this goal the assessment of teeth pulp vitality is very important since it will determine the procedures that should be adopted and define the therapy strategy. Currently, the most commonly tests for determining dental pulp state are the thermal and the electric...

objective: evaluation of the effect of propolis as a bioactive material on quality of dentin and presence of dental pulp stem cells. materials and methods: for conducting this experimental split-mouth study,a total of 48 maxillary and mandibular incisors of male guinea pigs were randomly divided into an experimental propolis group and a control calcium hydroxide group. cutting the crowns and us...

Root resections were performed on 86 maxillary molars as part of periodontal therapy. The amputation sites were sealed with Dycal and amalgam. The teeth were evaluated for vitality using electric pulp testing and cold (ice) up to 9 yr postoperatively. The greatest loss of vitality occurred within 12 months. The percentage of vital teeth at 6 months was 59% and at 12 months 38%. The number of vi...

It is a challenge for dentists to save dental pulp in patients with pulp disease without resorting to root canal therapy. Formation of tertiary dentin to maintain pulp vitality is a key odontoblast response to dental pulp injury. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the most potent angiogenic and vasculogenic factor involved in tertiary dentin formation. It was hypothesized that VEGF ma...

Background. The treatment of pulp inflammation takes an important place among modern dentistry problems. Depulpated teeth in some cases become chronic source infection. They could also cause odontogenic infection the maxillofacial region. In this regard, it is to use conservative methods eliminate inflammatory process dental and preserve vitality tooth. Aim. aim study collect systematize inform...