With rise in the recent advancements in the dentistry, the treatment guidelines not only include extractions & restorations but seem to be more focused on creating positive alterations to your smile & teeth.
Demands for cosmetic dental services for children are rising as well. Nowadays with increasing consciousness towards esthetics, parents aspire to preserve the esthetics & functionality of their children’s teeth.
Fortunately, to maintain the esthetics of paediatric patients, the introduction of monolithic zirconia crowns have transformed paediatric restorative practice.
Zirconia crowns offer authentic esthetics along with proven biocompatibility, high strength, stability & durability. Also, the exceptional soft tissue response to zirconia makes them an outstanding alternative to the conventional crowns used to restore the primary teeth.
When your child might need a crown
Zirconia crowns have proven to be used in common & unique cases as well & you can use them in most of the cases that include:
- Grossly decayed anterior primary teeth
- After completion of root canal treatment
- To cover multisurface caries
- Tooth with significant tooth structure loss due to trauma or caries
- If your child is at high risk of tooth decay
- Tooth with developmental defects
In case of restorative treatment, zirconia crowns offer multiple advantages when compared to any other paediatric crowns.
Zirconia crowns can be used for posterior teeth as well but due to high cost concern & less visibility, parents sometimes prefer stainless steel crown in the posterior teeth. When cost being the concern we prefer stainless steel crown for posteriors but when you can afford we advice that the advantages of zirconia crowns are too sufficiently great to ignore.
Other options available to restore primary crowns
There are several options available for your kids to restore their precious crowns.
1. Stainless steel crown: these crowns are cost effective, durable & strong, & are usually indicated in molars where aesthetics are not a concern.
2. Composite strip crowns: are composite filled celluloid crown forms, another esthetic restoration available to treat severely decayed primary incisors. However, these are technique sensitive & composite stains over a period of time.
3. Pre veneered stainless steel crown: stainless steel crown are coated by tooth coloured material on facial surface so the crown looks eye some. These crowns are preferred for esthetic reasons as well, but at times the resin tends to chip off /fracture during crimping.
Different crowns hold the pros & cons but undoubtedly, zirconia crowns are the most excellent of all the restorations for primary teeth.
Potential drawback of zirconia crown
Cementation is of great significance while restoring a tooth & that can only be achieved via proper isolation. The restorative procedure necessitates the need for adequate saliva & blood control.
Exposure of zirconia crown to saliva & blood can impair the bond between cement & crown. To overcome such contamination problems there are try in crowns available to verify the fit. Once the correct size is selected, cement is loaded into the matched size zirconia crown. Thereby, avoiding contaminants impair the bond of the cement & crown. Also, the try in crowns can be autoclaved & reused.
Dr. Sachdeva’s dental implant clinic Delhi would like to recommend you not to ignore your kid’s dental health. Earlier in 1990s, need to restore fractured or severely decayed teeth had no option other than resin based composites & stainless steel crown. Fortunately, with introduction of zirconia crowns, dentists in North Delhi can easily meet parents demand for their kid’s teeth to restore them functionally & esthetically.
Superior esthetics along with durability, strength & excellent biocompatibility make zirconia crowns the foremost option to restore primary teeth. An add on to the advantages of zirconia crown include these are prefabricated, hence avoiding the need of impressions & can be fitted at the same visit making the whole procedure comfortable.
If you find out any discolouration, fracture, or pain in your child’s tooth schedule an appointment.
