Restoration of Permanent Central Incisors with Porcelain Laminate Veneers in a Paediatric Patient: A Clinical Report.

School children often encounter traumatic injuries like a crown fracture. They create serious functional, esthetic and psychological problems. Achievement of promising restoration that preserves its aesthetics and strength is the greatest desire for both children and their parents and is a challenging task for the dentist. The restorative options in these cases usually include composite resin and porcelain laminate veneers. This article describes treatment of a paediatric patient with porcelain laminate veneers for restoring unaesthetic maxillary anterior teeth.

Facemask- an Indispensable Tool for Class III Orthopedic Disharmony.

Abnormality in the relationship of the maxillary and mandibular jaw bases is one of the commonly encountered problems, which when treated within the period of growth with the help of orthopaedic appliances help in the attainment of correct jaw relationship. This timely use of several orthopaedic appliances like chin cup, head gear, face mask also called as reverse pull head gear, assists in preventing a more complex and compromised treatment options like camouflage or surgical correction. Orthopaedic malrelation, which occurs due to deficient maxilla, while the patient is in mixed dentition stage are the best candidates for the use of facemask therapy.