Pulpectomy
Keeping a baby tooth until it is ready to go
A pulpectomy treats the infected soft tissue inside a baby tooth, so the tooth can be kept and continue holding space until it is naturally shed.
About the treatment
Why we try to keep it
When decay or injury reaches the pulp inside a baby tooth, the choice is between treating it and removing it. Removing it early leaves a space, and neighbouring teeth drift into that space — which is often exactly how crowding of the adult teeth begins.
A pulpectomy removes the infected tissue and fills the canals with a material that resorbs naturally as the root does, so the tooth can still be shed normally when its time comes. The tooth is then usually crowned, because a treated baby tooth needs protecting to last its remaining years.
- Preserves the space the adult tooth will need
- Filling material that resorbs with the root naturally
- Carried out under local anaesthetic, unhurried
- Usually finished with a crown to protect the tooth
Why Aurum Dental Clinic
Pulpectomy treatment, done properly
Specialist expertise, an unhurried approach, and a plan you understand before anything begins.
Specialist-led
Planned and carried out by M.D.S-qualified clinicians, not referred out mid-course.
Precise technique
Careful diagnosis and unhurried, meticulous work at every stage.
Clear plans
What we found, what we recommend and what it costs — explained before we begin.
Genuinely gentle
A calm, patient approach for anxious and first-time patients alike.
Questions & answers
Everything you need to know
Still unsure about pulpectomy? Our team is always happy to talk it through and answer anything that is on your mind.
It follows the same principle, but is adapted for a baby tooth — the filling material resorbs as the root does, so the tooth can still be shed naturally.
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Treatments our pedodontics team carries out alongside this one. If you are not sure which applies to you, bring the question to a consultation — we will tell you what we find.
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