Pulpotomy In The Treatment Of Teeth With Severe Wear

To study the clinical effects of pulpotomy in the treatment of teeth with severe wear in the elderly -aged . Fifty-six teeth of 28 patients over 65 years old with pulpitis caused by severe wear were collected. 2 teeth of the same patient were randomly divided into control group and experimental group respectively. The teeth in the control group were treated with root canal therapy and the teeth in the experimental group were treated with pulpotomy using MTA as pulp capping material. The clinical effects of the two groups were compared after 6 months. A total of 3 teeth failed in the control group with asuccess rate of 89.3%, while in the experimental group, 2teeth failed, with a total success rate of 92.9%.There was no significant difference between the two groups(P>0.05). Pulpotomy has a good short-term effect on teeth with severe wear in elderly -aged patients, and there is no significant difference in the success rate between pulpotomy and root canal therapy. Strict control of indications is the key to successful treatment.