Question 339 · LDEK · Primary teeth

9-year-old patient, tooth 85 with extensive cavity, caries up to furcation, significant root resorption, periapical lesions up to the root. Indicate correct treatment:

  1. A. indirect pulp capping.
  2. B. pulpotomy.
  3. C. pulp amputation.
  4. D. extirpation under anesthesia.
  5. E. tooth extraction.
Hint

Weigh the destroyed furcation, advanced root resorption and periapical pathology against the child's age and the successor premolar.

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