What are the treatment steps for pulpitis?

If you suffer from pulpitis, the choice of treatment method cannot be ignored. It is recommended to preserve the vital pulp during treatment. Root canal therapy is the most commonly used method, especially for irreversible pulpitis, which mainly aims to remove the pulp and preserve the affected tooth.

1. Treatment Methods

(1) Reversible pulpitis aims to preserve the vital pulp, and there are three types of surgery: direct pulp capping, indirect pulp capping, and pulpotomy.

(2) Irreversible pulpitis is treated with the aim of removing the pulp and preserving the affected tooth, such as root canal therapy.

2. Treatment principles

To preserve the vital pulp or the affected tooth, emergency treatment can be pulpotomy to reduce pressure. After rinsing with warm salt water, place analgesics (such as camphor phenol, eugenol or small cotton balls such as toothache water) in the caries cavity to temporarily relieve the pain. At the same time, take anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs. 1 to 2 days after the pain is relieved, depending on the specific situation of the affected tooth, choose: ① vital pulpotomy; ② pulp planing; ③ pulp replacement or root canal treatment. Teeth that have no preservation value can be extracted.

3. Prevention

1. Oral hygiene

Brush your teeth every morning and evening or after eating, rinse your mouth after meals, and promptly remove food debris and bacteria left in your mouth. Using fluoride toothpaste can help prevent caries.

Children's diet should be diversified, and eating some hard and tough foods can promote the growth and development of their jaws and teeth. Don't let children go to bed with candy in their mouths, because the sugar becomes sour in the mouth and can easily corrode the teeth and cause caries.

Children aged 6 to 12 years old should have their permanent teeth sealed in time after they erupt. That is, the pits and fissures of the teeth should be sealed with a layer of resin material to prevent harmful substances such as food debris and bacteria from entering the tooth body, thereby preventing caries.