FORAMINAL LOCATOR IN DECIDUOUS ENDODONTICS: A LITERATURE REVIEW

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.15941042413127

• Palavras-chave: Endodontic therapy. Pulpectomy. Deciduous tooth. Electronic foraminal locators.

• Keywords: Endodontic therapy. Pulpectomy. Deciduous tooth. Electronic foraminal locators.

• Abstract:

  
  Endodontic treatment due to caries lesions or trauma with pulp involvement is often necessary to preserve primary teeth in the oral cavity until the time of their physiological exfoliation, since the child's development and growth depend very significantly on these teeth. Due to the fact that there are many techniques, different types of materials and a lack of scientific evidence, there is still a lot of discussion about radical pulp therapy. In addition, the child patient has a difficult behavior and a complex anatomy of the deciduous teeth, which ends up justifying the low quality of the endodontic technique. Therefore, the aim of this study is to showcase technologies such as foraminal locators and mechanized systems, which are already widely used in the permanent dentition and are increasingly being used in the deciduous dentition with the aim of reducing consultation time for the patient and the professional, simplifying the technique and improving the quality of treatment.