Treatment of traumatized primary mandibular lateral incisor with pulp polyp: A case report

Abstract

The outcome of traumatic dental injury involving pulpal tissue is often not predictable because the patient and injury which are related to variables can influence the treatment of choice and prognosis of case. This case report represents the case of a 5 year old boy with complicated crown fracture with pulp polyp in the primary right mandibular lateral incisor (82) which was treated only 1 week after traumatic injury on the same tooth. The treatment of choice was complete extirpation of the pulp from the pulp chamber and root canal followed by obturation with Metapex (Calcium Hydroxide+Iodoform) in single visit. Glass ionomer cement was used as entrance filling material and that tooth was then restored with composite resin in the same visit.