title: Human enamel veneer restoration: an alternative technique to restore anterior primary teeth.
abstract: Restoration of severely decayed primary teeth is a clinical challenge in Pediatric Dentistry. Among the restorative treatment options, the use of prefabricated crowns and resin composite restorations, either by means of direct or indirect techniques is mentioned in the literature. The purpose of this article is to describe the rehabilitation of primary anterior teeth in a 5-year-old patient. Dental treatment consisted on an anterior space maintainer prosthesis made with natural primary teeth, plus human dental enamel veneer (facet) restorations. The advantages of this technique are better esthetics and the natural enamel has physiologic wear and offers superficial smoothness and cervical adaptation compatible with those of the surrounding teeth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. lubutini@usp.br
authors.forename: Luciana Butini
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Tereza Keiko
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Tamay
authors.forename: Marta Dutra Machado
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Célia Martins Delgado
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Marcia Turolla
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Wanderley
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D003743:Dental Enamel; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods*; D003801:Dental Veneers; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D013027:Space Maintenance, Orthodontic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous