PRIMARY INCISOR RESTORATION USING RESIN-VENEERED STAINLESS-STEEL CROWNS

The restoration of primary incisors with extensive caries lesions is a clinical challenge of severe dimensions. Not only are these teeth dif ficult 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 th e pulp; easily and rapidly placed; requires only one treatment visit. Compared to other options, stainless steel crowns are the easiest to p lace. The most attractive restoration for these cases today is the adh esively bonded resin-composite crown, made by using acetate crown-form matrices, but this is being surpassed by the stainless steel crown fo rms (3M Unitek) that can be preveneered. This article describes a step -by-step method of placing preveneered stainless steel crowns for prim ary incisors.