title: Vital pulp therapy.
abstract: Vital pulp therapy is performed to preserve the health status of the tooth and its ultimate position in the arch. These procedures are performed routinely in primary and permanent teeth. This review is divided into 2 parts: the first aims to illustrate the basic biology of the pulp and the effects on the pulp due to various procedures; the second focuses on the clinical aspects of treatment and the use of various dental materials during different vital pulp therapy procedures performed in the primary and permanent teeth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7448, USA. cohenca@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Nestor
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cohenca
authors.forename: Avina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paranjpe
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berg
mesh_terms: D056624:Apexification / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D003785:Dental Pulp Capping / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011672:Pulpotomy / Q000379:methods; D012038:Regeneration