Question 326 · LDEK · Primary teeth

5 y. o. girl reported due to following symptoms of the 74 tooth: carious pulp exposure, provoked or short-term spontaneous pain, pulp bleeding - easy to control, no accompanying changes observed on X-ray. All of the above-mentioned symptoms are indication for:

  1. A. direct pulp capping.
  2. B. partial pulpotomy.
  3. C. full pulpotomy.
  4. D. pulp extirpation.
  5. E. tooth extraction.
Hint

Consider which vital pulp therapy suits a primary molar whose pulp is inflamed in the chamber but whose bleeding stops quickly.

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