Preferred Treatment Option among Patients Attending a Tertiary Restorative Clinic for Irreversible Pulpal Damage View PDF

^*Arigbede AO
Department Of Restorative Dentistry, University Of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

^*Corresponding Author:

Arigbede AO
Department Of Restorative Dentistry, University Of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Email:arisabbey@gmail.com

Published on: 2014-01-31

Abstract

The usual treatment for irreversible pulp damage is root canal therapy (RCT), but extraction may also be recommended by the clinician or demanded by the patient for some reasons. The aims of this study were to determine the level of rejection of RCT, the level of demand for tooth extraction, to ascertain the reasons for the choice of treatment and to identify the teeth usually involved with rejection.

Keywords

Pulpal damage; Root canal therapy; Iincisors; Molars

Introduction

Oral health is an important component of systemic health through its impact on quality of life and dentists are expected to play an important role as gate keepers with respect to their patients’ systemic health.