THE ESTHETIC RESTORATION BY OPEN-FACED STAINLESS STEEL CROWN IN PREMATURE LOSS OF MAXILLARY PRIMARY INCISORS

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Journal of the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 2006;33(4):717-721.
Published online November 30, 2006.

THE ESTHETIC RESTORATION BY OPEN-FACED STAINLESS STEEL CROWN IN PREMATURE LOSS OF MAXILLARY PRIMARY INCISORS

연세대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실.구강과학연구소

상악 유중절치 조기 상실시 개창 금속관을 이용한 심미적 수복

이정진, 김성오, 이제호, 최형준, 손흥규, 최병재

연세대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실.구강과학연구소

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Abstract

Premature loss of maxillary primary incisors often results from early childhood caries (ECC), trauma. While space maintenance in the posterior region is an important consideration when there is early loss of primary molars, the anterior segment appears to be stable, even with the early loss of several incisors, once the primary canines erupt. However, collapse of anterior arch integrity is evident in cases where incisor teeth are in a crowded dentition prior to extraction or lost before the eruption of the primary canines. So, when early loss of maxillary primary incisors, the aim of restoration is esthetics, speech problem, oral habit such as tongue thrusting than space maintenance. This paper reports that the esthetic problem due to premature loss of maxillary incisors can be successfully resolved by soldered open-faced stainless steel crown.

Key Words: Primary maxillary incisors, Premature loss, Esthetics, Open-faced stainless steel crown, Space maintenance