Armamentarium in Pediatric Endodontics

Pediatric dentistry has witnessed many developments in all the fields. Treatment of pulpally in¿amed primary and permanent teeth in children presents a unique challenge to the dental clinician. Pulp diagnosis in the child is imprecise as clinical symptoms do not correlate well with histologic pulpal status. Age and behavior can compromise the reliability of pain as an indicator of the extent of pulp in¿ammation. Furthermore, treatment goals are developmentally oriented and may be relatively short term by comparison to the long-term restorative permanence of adult endodontics. Because of this latter fact, a major focus in pediatric pulp therapy is made to suit the need of children. With this the thorough knowledge regarding the use of various armamentarium is mandatory. The purpose of this book is to familiarize the user with the various instruments and its applications in Pediatric Endodontics.