Pulp therapy in young permanent teeth is essential in pediatric dentistry to preserve pulp vitality and tooth function after caries or trauma. These teeth often have incompletely developed roots and open apices, requiring tailored treatment to ensure continued root development or closure. Treatment options vary based on pulp status and include indirect and direct pulp capping, pulpotomy, apexogenesis, apexification, and regenerative endodontic procedures. Vital pulp therapies are used for reversible pulpitis, while non-vital therapies are suited for necrotic pulp. Advances in bioactive...

This book delves into the transformative role of ozone therapy in pediatric dentistry, emphasizing its minimally invasive, antimicrobial, and tissue-friendly properties. It explores ozone's mechanisms of action, its forms-gaseous, ozonated water, and ozonated oils-and its clinical applications in caries management, pulpal therapy, wound healing, and infection control. With growing concerns over antibiotic resistance and child cooperation, ozone emerges as a safe, painless, and effective alternative for managing oral diseases in young patients. Through a blend of scientific research, clinical...