Pulp Capping is an operative technique designed to preserve the vitality of a potentially infected pulp. Pulp capping offers an alternative to root canal treatments. If the pulp becomes infected and the tooth dies, a root canal will be needed to save it from a tooth extraction. But if the tooth’s nerve is still alive, pulp capping can be used to restrict the tooth decay from infiltrating the pulp chamber. Sometimes pulp capping is used as a preventive measure to keep a large tooth filling from getting too close to the nerve.
There are two broad types of pulp capping:
Direct Pulp Capping
Indirect Pulp Capping
