Guideline on operation of stainless steel crown for decidous teeth restoration / 中华口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Deciduous caries and abnormal tooth development are common children's oral diseases which seriously harm the health of deciduous dentition, hinder the absorption of nutrients and affect the general growth and development. Caries of deciduous teeth progresses rapidly and can develop into rampant caries and other hard tissue diseases in a short time. The metal prefabricated crown is a stainless steel restoration for the treatment and repair of severe dental tissue damage in children. Its repair technique has certain operating procedures, requires specific equipments and materials, needs qualified dental clinicians to complete. The Society of Pediatric Dentistry, Chinese Stomatological Association organized experts to formulate the guideline of the clinical operation stainless steel crown restoration, so as to standardize the application of stainless steel crowns in the molar repair treatment of deciduous teeth such as caries in children and to further promote the application of the technique.