Pulp Therapy or Root Canal for children

§ The goal of Pulp Therapy is to treat and save the affected tooth.

§ Even though the primary or deciduous baby teeth are naturally shed in time, they are absolutely necessary for speech modulation, chewing and to help guide the accurate spacing and alignment of the permanent teeth.

Symptoms of Pulp injury and infection

§ Swelling accompanied by redness around the affected area.

§ Sensitivity to warm and cold food.

§ Pain at night time.

§ Constant pain.

§ Intermittent pain in one specific area.

Every situation can be different. The age, general health and the position of the tooth needs to be assessed carefully by the dentist before deciding whether to extract the deciduous tooth or to save it using Pulp therapy.