FULL COVERAGE RESTORATION OF PRIMARY ANTERIOR TEETH : A CASE REPORT

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Journal of the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 1999;26(2):240-247.
Published online May 31, 1999.

FULL COVERAGE RESTORATION OF PRIMARY ANTERIOR TEETH : A CASE REPORT

유전치의 전장피개수복 : 증례보고

홍기상, 장기택, 이상훈

서울대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실

Abstract

Primary anterior teeth requiring extensive restorative therapy due to caries, trauma or developmental defects can present a particularly challenging problem for the pediatric dentist. The ideal restorative technique would combine strength, durability esthetics and efficiency in placement. Couple these concerns with the technical difficulties of operating on children with behavior management problems, and the dentist is left with the difficult task of choosing from a variety of restorative options. Restorative modalities currently in use to treat primary anterior teeth include bonding with composite resin as in celluloid strip crowns, conventional stainless steel crowns, open-faced stainless steel crowns, commercially and chairside veneered stainless steel crowns and epoxy-coated stainless steel crowns. Each of these techniques presents technical, functional or esthetic compromises that complicate their efficient and effective usage. This is a report of the results obtained at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry Seoul National University, through the use of these various methods of treating primary anterior teeth.

Key Words: Full coverage restoration, stainless steel crown, celluloid crown