Tratamientos Pulpares de Dientes Temporales: Materiales y Consideraciones para su manejo – Revisión de Literatura.

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out with the objective of knowing the benefits of the most used materials in pulpotomy and pulpectomy of temporary teeth. Each one of them has unique characteristics regarding its use, advantages, disadvantages, indications and contraindications, but they share a common objective, which is the conservation of the temporary tooth in the mouth until the correct moment of its exfoliation. Pulp therapy in deciduous teeth is a procedure that involves many controversies at the pediatric dentistry level, and even more so if we are talking about a living dental pulp. It is known that formocresol has been used in the last 70 years, despite presenting good results, however, the topic of its toxicity and mutagenic potential presents many discussions, for which new materials such as MTA and ferric sulfate were introduced. The general objective of the research is to determine what are the pulp treatments in temporary teeth, as well as the materials and considerations. The research is based on a Bibliographic Review using databases such as: Google Scholar PubMed, Elsevier, Scielo, Magazine Latin American of Odontopediatric, including the most relevant articles published in the last five years. MTA and formocresol obtained 100% efficacy in pulpotomies, as well as zinc paste and iodoform paste used in pulpectomies. We conclude that the clinical success of any endodontic treatment depends on the diagnosis and the material used in pulp treatments of the deciduous dentition.