Question 264 · LDEK · Endodontics
Indicate the true statement concerning endodontic procedures:
- A. pulpotomy is the surgical removal of the coronal and radicular pulp.
- B. pulpectomy is a synonym of pulp amputation.
- C. indirect pulp capping is performed by covering the pulpal wound first with non-setting calcium hydroxide and then with zinc dioxide with eugenol.
- D. apexification means inducing a calcified barrier in a root with an open apex.
- E. antiseptic root canal treatment is performed in teeth with irreversible pulpitis.
Hint
Match each term with its definition; note which procedure is performed only in immature teeth with an open apex.
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