Treatment of immature teeth – Pediatric endodontics
Treatment for children
Unfortunately, your child may need an endodontist to treat one of his or her permanent teeth soon after it has appeared in the mouth. Whether as a result of deep decay or dental malformation, sometimes the dental pulp is affected. The endodontist will present you with various treatment options based on your child’s situation.
The treatment alternatives are as follows:
Vital pulp treatment – Apexogenesis
This treatment is proposed in cases of deep caries where the child complains of sensitivity to cold and incomplete root development. The endodontist is then able to treat the decay and remove only the affected pulp, while allowing your child’s tooth to continue developing.
Apexification
This treatment is proposed when a tooth that has not completed its formation requires full endodontic treatment, but cannot be sealed with conventional materials. Using the operating microscope, the endodontist will be able to seal the canals with materials suitable for this situation.
Revascularization
This treatment is proposed when an infected tooth that has not completed its formation requires full endodontic treatment, but the degree of root formation is clearly insufficient.