Post-operative pain and success rate after pulpotomy with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis: A review

TL;DR

This paper reviews the success rate and post-operative pain of pulpotomy in adult molars with irreversible pulpitis.

Contribution

The study provides a review of pulpotomy outcomes, highlighting its potential as a less invasive treatment.

Findings

Pulpotomy is effective for treating cariously exposed permanent molars.

Promoting less invasive procedures is a top objective in endodontics.

Success rate and post-operative pain are key factors in evaluating pulpotomy.

Abstract

It has long been assumed that permanent teeth with a diagnosis of "irreversible pulpitis" had an irreparably damaged dental pulp.
Pulpotomy, a crucial pulp treatment operation that is frequently disregarded, has recently resurfaced as a less invasive procedure. In
endodontics, promoting less invasive procedures aimed at preserving pulp vitality has emerged as a top objective. Permanent teeth with
exposed carious pulp can be effectively treated with pulpotomy. Therefore, it is of interest to review the success rate and
post-operative pain following pulpotomy in adult permanent molars that are cariously exposed.