Eficacia del recubrimiento pulpar indirecto.

Abstract

Abstract Introduction: Dental caries is a chronic and pandemic disease. Preventive dentistry aims to preserve tooth structure. Indirect pulp capping (IPC) aims to protect the pulp, maintain pulp vitality, inhibit the carious process, and stimulate the formation of restorative dentin. Objective: To investigate the efficacy of indirect pulp capping in primary and permanent dentition. Materials: We searched for articles in metadata search engines using the keywords: Indirect pulp capping. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to 120 articles, choosing 40 articles as the basis for this study. Methods: Qualitative, retrospective, cross-sectional bibliographic review; descriptive and analytical design; deductive method. Results: Indirect pulp capping avoids more complex pulp therapies. The most widely used material is glass ionomer cement. After IPC the color of the infected dentin changes from light to dark brown and its consistency ranges from soft to hard. Radiographically, radiopacity is observed where carious dentin was found. Indirect pulp capping is indicated for deciduous and permanent teeth with carious lesions that radiographically do not show pathological resorption. Conclusions: Indirect pulp capping proved to be effective in protecting dental pulp.