What to do with acute pulpitis? Treatment methods to know

Acute pulpitis is also a type of pulpitis, which is an acute inflammation of the pulp tissue. The main symptom of acute pulpitis is severe pain. Regarding the issue of what to do about acute pulpitis, patients can generally choose root canal treatment, which can be selected according to their condition.

1. Pulpotomy: Pulpotomy is a treatment method that removes the diseased coronal pulp and retains the healthy root pulp. It is suitable for deciduous teeth, young permanent teeth, deep caries to remove caries and expose the pulp, which is not suitable for pulp capping, or molars and premolars with a history of tooth pain; young permanent teeth with single-root canals whose roots have not yet fully developed, those with pulp exposure due to crown fracture due to trauma, or those with large pulp holes caused by accidents.

2. Dry pulp surgery: It mainly involves opening the pulp, exposing the root canal openings, and exploring each root canal opening with a probe or a smooth pulp needle. If it is not clear or there is calcification, a small round drill can be used to remove the calcification.

3. Root canal treatment: Root canal treatment is the most effective and thorough method for treating pulp disease and periapical periodontitis, and is also the most popular advanced treatment technology in the world. The operation is relatively complicated, the instruments are numerous and delicate, the treatment time is long, and the main steps are root canal flushing, root canal disinfection, root canal filling, etc.

4. Acute pulpitis mostly occurs at night. If conditions permit, you should go to the nearest dental hospital for emergency treatment. The most effective way is to open the pulp cavity of the diseased tooth and perform percutaneous drainage to discharge the exudate in the pulp cavity, reduce the pressure in the pulp cavity, and relieve the pain. How to treat acute pulpitis? You must seek timely treatment. Do not use antibiotics indiscriminately and then ignore it after thinking that you have recovered. You must actively treat it to prevent the disease from developing to a more serious degree.