# Dental Cement Placement to Temporize Recalcitrant Dental Pain From Acute Pulpitis

## TL;DR

An emergency department physician temporarily relieved a patient's severe dental pain using dental cement until a dentist could provide definitive care.

## Contribution

Demonstrates the use of dental cement in the ED as a temporizing measure for acute pulpitis-related pain.

## Key findings

- The patient experienced almost complete pain relief after the cement placement.
- The pain relief lasted several days until the patient could see a dentist.
- The intervention was effective in an emergency setting with no dental specialist available.

## Abstract

Acute pulpitis due to dental caries can commonly lead to severe pain that is recalcitrant to oral medications. Although definitive treatment normally requires a dentist, this is rarely available in the emergency department (ED), and patients can have prolonged delays for an available appointment. This case report described a patient with severe recalcitrant dental pain from acute pulpitis due to dental caries who had a temporary dental cement covering placed by the ED physician. The patient had almost complete resolution of dental pain that persisted for several days until the appointment with the dentist.