Pulpotomy & Pulpectomy for Children
Treating a milk tooth is usually better than losing it early.
Pulpotomy & Pulpectomy for Children at Dr. Amit Sharma Super Speciality Dental Hospital, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur — a NABH-accredited dental hospital with 30 beds and an MS-HDU, 12 dental specialities and 34 specialists on panel, in-house OPG, CBCT, CAD/CAM laboratory and pharmacy. Treatment is planned by the specialist who handles this procedure, costed in writing before it starts, and covered under RGHS, CGHS, ECHS, RHB, Indian Railways and Saras where applicable.
- NABH accredited
- 30 beds · MS-HDU
- 12 specialities · 34 specialists
- 9 govt & PSU panels
- 1.5 lakh+ treatments
- Open 7 days
When decay reaches the nerve of a milk tooth, the choice is between treating the pulp and extracting the tooth. Treating it keeps the tooth in place to guide the permanent tooth beneath and maintain the space in the arch.
A pulpotomy removes the infected coronal pulp and medicates the rest. A pulpectomy treats the whole canal system with a resorbable filling material that dissolves as the milk tooth naturally exfoliates.
Why not just extract it?
Because early loss of a milk molar lets the neighbouring teeth drift into the gap. The permanent tooth then erupts out of position or becomes impacted, and the child needs orthodontic treatment that a small restoration would have prevented.
Where extraction genuinely is the right choice, a space maintainer is fitted to hold the gap open until the permanent tooth arrives.
Crown the treated tooth
A milk molar that has had pulp therapy is brittle and will fracture under normal chewing if left with only a filling. A preformed crown protects it for the years it still has to serve.
Stainless steel crowns are the most durable option; tooth-coloured zirconia paediatric crowns are used where appearance matters, particularly on front teeth.
What your treatment journey looks like
- Step 1Assessment
Radiograph to check the extent of infection and the position of the permanent tooth bud.
- Step 2Anaesthesia
Topical then local anaesthesia, delivered with careful child-appropriate technique.
- Step 3Pulp therapy
Pulpotomy or full pulpectomy with a resorbable material suited to primary teeth.
- Step 4Crown
A stainless steel or zirconia crown fitted to protect the tooth until it exfoliates naturally.
Frequently asked questions
Does a milk tooth root canal hurt?
It is done under local anaesthesia and the child does not feel the procedure. Most of the discomfort a child arrives with is from the infection itself and settles quickly afterwards.
Will the crown look silver?
Stainless steel crowns are silver and are used on back teeth. Tooth-coloured zirconia crowns are available where appearance matters.
How long will the treated tooth last?
The aim is for it to survive until it naturally falls out at the normal age, which it usually does when crowned properly.
Pulpotomy & Pulpectomy for Children in a hospital setting, not a single chair
Most dental care in Jaipur is delivered from single-chair clinics. The difference shows up when a case needs bone work, sedation, inpatient monitoring or a second speciality on the same day.
- Accreditation
- NABH-accredited dental hospital
- Typical clinicClinic registration only
- Inpatient capability
- 30 beds with an MS-HDU for post-operative monitoring
- Typical clinicDay-chair only; complex cases referred out
- Specialities under one roof
- 12 dental specialities, 34 specialists on panel
- Typical clinicOne or two dentists, visiting consultants
- Surgical setup
- In-house operating setup, sedation and general anaesthesia support
- Typical clinicLocal anaesthesia procedures only
- Diagnostics
- In-house OPG, CBCT, pathology lab and pharmacy
- Typical clinicExternal radiology and pharmacy referral
- Government & PSU empanelment
- 9 government / PSU panels accepted
- Typical clinicUsually none
- Clinical volume
- 50+ OPD patients a day; 1.5 lakh+ treatments completed
- Typical clinicLow single-practitioner volume
- Costing
- Written treatment plan and cost before anything is started
- Typical clinicVerbal estimate, revised during treatment
Who treats you, and what stands behind it
Patients travelling from Jaipur are seen by the specialist whose field the problem sits in — not by whoever is free. Every plan is imaged, written down and costed before treatment begins.
Leads the surgical and implant service — single-tooth to full-arch and zygomatic rehabilitation, impacted third molars, cysts, jaw pathology and facial trauma, all planned on CBCT before surgery.
Handles crowns, veneers, full-mouth rehabilitation and implant prosthetics, designed digitally and milled on the in-house CAD/CAM unit for shade and fit accuracy.
Treats painful, previously failed and calcified canals under a dental operating microscope, including retreatment and apical surgery where a tooth is worth saving.
Sterilisation, records and patient-safety protocols independently audited — rare in dentistry.
See the hospital3D imaging, intraoral scanning and microscopic endodontics under one roof, so nothing is referred out.
View technologyA dedicated paediatric wing, in-house CAD/CAM lab and medical store — plus honest, staged pricing.
Explore facilitiesCashless and reimbursement treatment for government and PSU beneficiaries and their dependants.
Check empanelmentGet a written plan and cost before you commit
Pulpotomy & Pulpectomy for Children is planned on imaging first, quoted in writing, and carried out by the specialist whose field it sits in. Call the hospital or book online and bring any previous OPG or CBCT with you.
reception@dramitsharmahospital.com