Tx Planning

Question 1

How to formulate tx plan?

Answer 1

1. Deal acute symptoms/pain
2. Prevention

Restorative phase

1. LA - conventional adhesive restorations
2. XLA teeth hopeless prognosis

Maintenance

1. Recall
2. Reinforce prevention

Question 2

How to complete restorative phase?

Answer 2

Start easier options

• Teeth not requiring pulp therapy
• Upper >lowers - easier anaesthesia?

Question 3

LA or GA?

Answer 3

What can child cope with
If GA - may potentially remove all poor prognosis teeth
If not GA - could leave teeth w/o symptoms esp if exfoliating soon, pulp therapy and PMCs