Avaliação clínica e radiográfica do hidróxido de cálcio em pulpectomia de elemento decíduo.

Abstract

Root canal treatment in primary teeth that come from carious or traumatic injuries with pulp involvement has been a frequent practice in pediatric dental clinic. There is in the market a variety of root canal filling materials, but the calcium hydroxide-based materials have shown good clinical performance by gathering advantages, such as bacteriostatic and bactericidal, have tissue biocompatibility, ease of insertion and stimulates tissue repair. The aim of this study is to report a case that evaluates an endodontic treatment of a deciduous lower molar (85) performed in a female 6 years old patient who attended at the Clinical School of Dentistry, Federal University of Campina Grande, Patos - PB, using cement for calcium hydroxide base to fill the conduits. Clinical and radiographic evaluations were made in the following postoperative periods: 03, 05 and 14 months, which were observed absence of fistula and pain in clinical aspects and complete filling of root conduits with the element normal exfoliation process in radiographic features. We can conclude that calcium hydroxide cement base had satisfactory characteristics as deciduous dental filling material so as antimicrobial, as well as mineralization agent.