Baba Farid University Dental Journal
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: supl2

Biological Restorations: A Cost Effective Treatment Option for Mutilated Primary Anterior Teeth

  • Author:
  • Nitika Bajaj, Harneet Grewal, Navneet Grewal, Prashanr Monga
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 71 to 73

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Nitika Bajaj, Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics And Preventive Dentistry, Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Ferozepur.

Online published on 7 December, 2011.

Abstract

Early Childhood Caries Frequently Presents With Severely Mutilated Anterior Teeth. Earlier The Only Treatment Option For Such Teeth Was Extractions. Recent Developments In Restorative Materials, Placement Techniques, Preparation Designs, And Adhesive Protocols Have Facilitated Restoration Of Mutilated Maxillary Incisors To Quite An Extent. Following Article Reports The Case Of A Child With Ecc With Severely Mutilated Maxillary Anterior Primary Teeth In Whom Biological Restorations Were Used. Technical Aspects And Stepwise Procedure For Using Over Retained Primary Teeth As Biological Restoration Have Been Discussed.

Keywords

Biological Restorations, Human Tooth Bank, Early Childhood Caries