To outline the scope of vital pulp therapy in accordance with the latest evidences including the management of deep caries, indirect and direct capping techniques, and pulpotomy.

• - Discussing the meaning and scope of vital pulp therapy.
• - Reviewing alternative treatment options for teeth traditionally diagnosed with irreversible pulpitis.
• - Identifying the various techniques and different schools of thought in managing deep carious lesions in symptomatic and asymptomatic teeth.
• - Describing indications for pulpotomy in adult teeth according to the latest research