Pediatric Dentistry · single question
What is the goal/expected outcome of this treatment in an immature tooth?
8-year-old, tooth #8 with pulp exposure from trauma; pulp judged VITAL; dentist performs a direct pulp cap.
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Correct answer: A. Apexogenesis (continued root development)
Preserving a vital young pulp → apexogenesis (root continues to develop).
- A. Correct. Maintaining vital pulp in an immature tooth allows continued root growth and apical closure = apexogenesis.
- B. Apexification induces an apical barrier in NON-vital immature teeth — not applicable to a vital pulp.
- C. This was a direct cap on an exposure, not an indirect cap over remaining dentin.
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