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pulpotomy Dentistry.|pʌlˈpɒtəmɪ|
[f. pulp n. + -o + -tomy.]
Surgical removal of the pulp of a tooth (usu. part of it only: cf. pulpectomy).
1923[see pulpectomy]. 1924F. E. Hogeboom Pract. Pedodontia v. 66 Pulpotomy means the partial removal of the pulp. 1957S. B. Finn Clin. Pedodontics xiv. 318 Pulpotomies can be performed on teeth which have been exposed for as long as 72 hours. Ibid. 317 There are four courses of treatment open to the dentist: (1) pulp capping, (2) pulpotomy, (3) pulpectomy with or without apicoectomy, and (4) extraction of the tooth. 1976Ettinger & Pinkham in A. J. Nowak Dentistry for Handicapped Patient xvi. 286/1 The contraindications to pulpotomies in the chronically ill patient are the same as for direct pulp capping. |