Question 233 · LDEK · Periapical diseases
A 34-year-old female came to the dental office with a deep carious lesion in tooth 46. The tooth did not respond to thermal stimuli and there was a small draining sinus tract adjacent to it. Periodontal tissues around the tooth were normal. What treatment should be performed in this case?
- A. irrigation of the sinus tract outlet on the mucosa with 0.9% NaCl.
- B. oral antibiotic therapy.
- C. partial caries preparation and ZOE placement.
- D. pulpotomy and calcium hydroxide dressing placement.
- E. antiseptic root canal treatment.
Hint
A pulp that does not respond plus a sinus tract with a healthy periodontium point to the root canal as the source of infection.
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