Case Report

Year : 2018 | Volume : 3 | Issue : 1 | Page : 42-45

Acrylic Crowns for Esthetic Rehabilitation of Primary Teeth

Prasad Jathar, Amey Panse, Aniket R. Desai1

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital, 1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, STES Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Aniket R. Desai,

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, STES Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital, S. No. 44/1, Vadgaon Budruk, Off Sinhgad Road, Pune ‐ 411 041, Maharashtra, India.

E‐mail: Dr.aniketdesai@gmail.com

Abstract

Grossly destructed anteriors and compromised esthetics are very commonly seen in the early childhood caries. Primary maxillary anterior teeth dominate the physical appearance, and their structural loss affects not only esthetics but also leads to compromised mastication, poor phonetics, development of aberrant oral habits, neuromuscular imbalance, and difficulty in social and psychological adjustment of the child. To prevent this restoration of maxillary anteriors with suitable option is highly expected. One of the options available apart from the routine tooth-colored restorations is the heat cure acrylic crown. This paper focuses the advantages and disadvantages in a way attempt to discuss custom made full coverage restoration, i.e., heat cure acrylic crown for anterior esthetic rehabilitation for pediatric patients.

Keywords: Acrylic crowns, esthetic rehabilitation, primary teeth

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How to cite this article: Jathar P, Panse A, Desai AR. Acrylic crowns for esthetic rehabilitation of primary teeth. Int J Pedod Rehabil 2018;3:42-5.