Question 354 · LDEK · Children with systemic diseases and disabilities
Select the appropriate treatment for tooth 26 with irreversible pulpitis in a 7-year-old child undergoing preparation for cancer treatment:
- A. vital pulp therapy.
- B. apexification with calcium hydroxide.
- C. apexification with MTA or Biodentine.
- D. pulp revascularisation/regeneration.
- E. extraction.
Hint
Before cancer therapy, decide whether a lengthy, uncertain treatment of an immature molar is acceptable given the infection risk during immunosuppression.
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