Question 64 (part 2) · LDEK · Primary teeth
An 8-year-old child, generally healthy, reported with acute, long-term pain of tooth 84. Clinical examination revealed oedema of the surrounding gingiva. Pulp not reacting to stimuli. After pulp chamber opening, profuse bleeding was observed. Choose best therapeutic approach:
- A. pulp amputation using formocresol .
- B. pulp amputation using MTA.
- C. open treatment.
- D. root canal treatment.
- E. tooth extraction.
Hint
Spontaneous long-lasting pain and profuse bleeding rule out partial pulp removal; consider what can still be done in a healthy child to keep the tooth.
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