{"id":592,"date":"2017-06-24T19:17:59","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T02:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/?p=592"},"modified":"2017-06-24T19:17:59","modified_gmt":"2017-06-25T02:17:59","slug":"can-help-understand-pulpotomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peckfamilydentistry.com\/blog\/can-help-understand-pulpotomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Help Me Understand a Pulpotomy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

My son’s dentist says he needs something called a pulpotomy. I tried to ask him questions about it, but he gets annoyed and feels like I’m questioning him. I know he’s the dentists, but this is my son. I don’t want to just have a procedure done on him without understanding it.<\/p>\n

Laura L.<\/p>\n

Dear Laura,<\/p>\n

I hate to hear that your dentist has you afraid to ask questions. Yes, he’s the dentist, but part of his job is to make sure you understand why he’s recommending certain procedures and gives you all the options. Especially as a pediatric dentist, you’d think he’d understand that. There’s nothing more precious to you than your child. If he can’t understand that, you need another dentist. You’re not stuck having to go to a pediatric dentist if your options are limited. There are general dentists who are great with children<\/a>. Whoever you go to, I’d love for you to be able to ask as many questions as necessary for you to feel at peace.<\/p>\n

Now, onto your question. Think of a pulpotomy as a mini root canal treatment<\/a> for baby teeth which are infected. It’s usually done on molars which need to last until your son is around twelve years old. Otherwise, if he loses a molar, his teeth will shift causing crowding with his adult teeth. If his molar is infected, it does need a pulpotomy.<\/p>\n

The procedure is fairly simple and your son won’t think of it any worse than a normal dental appointment. The pulp is removed from the roots of the tooth. Then it’s daubed with a disinfectant such as formocresol. When that’s completed, the tooth will be sealed. Usually, they’re covered with a stainless steel crown.<\/p>\n

If it turns out the tooth has to be removed, make sure the dentist puts a space maintainer in its place so the teeth don’t shift.<\/p>\n

I hope this helps you. Feel free to ask as many questions as you need.<\/p>\n

This blog is brought to you by Affordable Dentist<\/a> Dr. Kevin Peck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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