Single Versus Multi Visit Pulpectomy In 3-5 Year Old Children

Abstract

Introduction: Pulpectomy is a regular clinical procedure in pediatric dentistry, which involves removal of infected dental pulp and suitable medicament could be used to fill the canal. Most pediatric dentists prefer to perform a multi visit pulpectomy

Objectives: To compare single visit multi visit pulpectomy on to basis of age gender and tooth number.

Methods: The study was conducted in a standardised setting, with all data obtained from patients with chronic pulpitis on primary teeth and apical periodontitis by reading patient records. The information gathered was assembled, evaluated, tabulated, and entered into SPSS software version 23.0, where it was statistically analysed.

Results: Multi visit pulpectomy was the least performed. 4 year old children were the most commonly treated. Maxillary right primary first molar was the most commonly treated tooth among males and lower left primary second molar in females.

Conclusions: Single-visit pulpectomy was more common than multi-visit pulpectomy in this study. The majority of the patients who underwent single-visit pulpectomy were males, with 24 percent being 3 years old, 43 percent being 4 years old, and 32 percent being 5 years old. The most single-visit pulpectomy procedures were performed on the upper right primary second molar. 7 percent of patients who underwent multivisit pulpectomy were under the age of three, 50 percent were between the ages of four and five, and 42 percent were females. The lower right primary first molar received the most multi-visit pulpectomy.