Carious tooth
When caries in your child’s teeth has gone so deep that it has reached, or is near the pulp, your child will need more than just a normal filling to restore the tooth. If the infection from caries has reached the pulp, yet left untreated, the infection may spread causing more harm to your child. The pulp therapy that can be done on your child’s teeth can be divided into vital and non-vital technique:
credits to sapphirewhitening.comRoot canal treatment can be avoided and some other alternative procedures can be done to maintain pulp vitality if:
(1)Â Â Â The pulp should have symptoms of reversible pulpitis ( application of hot, cold stimulus will cause sharp pain for 10-15 seconds but resolves upon removal)
(2)   No periradicular disease is shown in radiograph ( no radiolucency/transparency around the roots)
(3)Â Â Â Tooth of interest should respond to pulp testing (to test for whether your tooth is still alive)