Dental Cement Placement to Temporize Recalcitrant Dental Pain From Acute Pulpitis

Acute pulpitis due to dental caries can commonly lead to severe pain that is recalcitrant to oral medications. Although definitive treatment normally requires a dentist, this is rarely available in the emergency department (ED), and patients can have prolonged delays for an available appointment. This case report described a patient with severe recalcitrant dental pain from acute pulpitis due to dental caries who had a temporary dental cement covering placed by the ED physician. The patient had almost complete resolution of dental pain that persisted for several days until the appointment with the dentist.