Endodontics · single question
Most appropriate treatment for each tooth:
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Correct answer: B. #8 root canal therapy; #9 extraction
- A. #8 (pulp-exposed but restorable) should be saved, not extracted.
- B. Correct. #8 has pulpal exposure but is restorable → RCT; #9 has a fracture extending into the root rendering it non-restorable → extraction.
- C. A crown alone ignores the pulpal exposure on #8 and the non-restorable #9.
- D. Observation of #8 ignores its pulp exposure.