Question 160 · LDEK · Primary teeth
In a child aged 5, a deep caries lesion with a pulp exposure in the tooth 84 was found. The pulp hurts and bleeds while pressed. On an x-ray one can found a lesion extending to the pulp chamber, no other pathological changes. After amputation of the crown pulp, an abundant bleeding was present from the radicular pulp. The optimal treatment should be:
- A. extraction.
- B. postpone the treatment till the next visit.
- C. apply MTA cement and postpone the restoration.
- D. formocresol pulpotomy.
- E. pulpectomy.
Hint
After coronal pulp removal, the inability to stop bleeding tells you how far the inflammation has spread.
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