RECENT ADVANCES IN ENDODONTIC MATERIALS FOR PRIMARY TEETH

Pulpectomy is a dental procedure that involves removing the whole pulp tissue from the crown down to root of the tooth to treat infection and avoid tooth loss. This typically involves the primary teeth of paediatric patients and is considered part of endodontic treatment. Some dentists refer to this procedure as partial root canal therapy. The past couple of decades have witnessed one of the most rapid and extensive technological evolutions in dentistry.This period has presented some remarkable developments of endodontic technologies.A significant number of newer materials are evolvingthat allow a better understanding of a multitude of factors that govern the management of the damaged pulp complex with a significant amount of material still under research. Eventhough each material has its own advantages and disadvantages the newer materials introduced has taken the field of dentistry to a newer level and have also played an important role in overcoming the short comings of the older material.