Prevalence and etiology of anterior teeth pulpectomy in children less than 6 years of age – A retrospective study

Abstract

BACKGROUND  When there is significant caries or trauma to the maxillary anterior teeth, pulp therapy procedures are frequently recommended as the best-case selection for the child's overall health. AIM  To study the prevalence and etiology of anterior teeth pulpectomy in children less than 6 years of age Materials and Method  The data of children who had undergone pulpectomy were retrieved from dental OPD information retrieved from the Department of Pedodontics Archiving Software. The collected data was tabulated in SPSS version 23.0 for statistical analysis. Results In this study, 22.34% of patients who underwent anterior pulpectomy were 3 years of age, 40.60% of patients were 4 years of age and 37.06% of patients were 5 years of age. 87.06% of anterior pulpectomy was done in the upper anterior. 57.89% of patients who had undergone anterior pulpectomy were males and 42.11% were females. The prevalence of anterior pulpectomy was more in males than females. The most common cause of anterior pulpectomy was Trauma, with a prevalence of 58.6% followed by caries, with a prevalence of 41.4%.  Conclusion  Children 4 and older had the highest frequency of anterior tooth pulpectomies. Compared to lower anterior teeth, children's upper anterior teeth had seen a higher number of pulpectomies. Compared to females, male children underwent more pulpectomies on their anterior teeth. Among both age groups, trauma was found to be the most frequent cause of anterior teeth pulpectomy, followed by dental caries.