title: Primary incisor restoration using resin-veneered stainless steel crowns.
abstract: The restoration of primary incisors with extensive caries lesions is a clinical challenge of severe dimensions. Not only are these teeth difficult to restore, but the patient's behavior can affect the treatment negatively. Requirements for an acceptable restoration include natural color; durability; adhesive cementation that is biocompatible with the pulp; easily and rapidly placed; requires only one treatment visit. Compared to other options, stainless steel crowns are the easiest to place. The most attractive restoration for these cases today is the adhesively bonded resin-composite crown, made by using acetate crown-form matrices, but this is being surpassed by the stainless steel crown forms (3M Unitek) that can be preveneered. This article describes a step-by-step method of placing preveneered stainless steel crowns for primary incisors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Croll
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003188:Composite Resins; D003442:Crowns; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D003801:Dental Veneers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D013193:Stainless Steel; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D019231:Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D013193:Stainless Steel