See direct pulp cap; indirect pulp cap.
Pulp cap refers to a procedure aimed to protect the pulp of a tooth from infection in instances where a deep decay in the tooth is present by placing a cement base under a deep filling to provide a measure of thermal insulation and also to stimulate healing. This procedure is used as a way to avoid the further erosion of a tooth to the point where ...
Covering an exposed or nearly exposed nerve with a sedative material prior to restoring the tooth.