The restoration of severely carious primary anterior teeth is a challenge to the pediatric dentist. The introduction of new materials and technologies makes re-evaluation of existing treatment philosophies necessary.A technique involving the placement of an omega shaped stainless steel wire extension into the entrance of the root canal prior to restoring the crown with a compomer material is described. 96 restorations were placed in 25 children. After 18 months 81.2% of the 96 restorations, which were available for evaluation, 60 (79.9%) were intact.The technique for restoring primary anterior teeth was simple, quick and effective.

Both 10-day and 7-day pH-cycling models were suitable for studying carious lesion progression in primary teeth (the demineralising and remineralising solutions of the 10-day cycling model contained 0.25ppm F). A pea-sized portion (0.32g) of 500ppm F toothpaste slowed down the demineralisation progression better than a half-pea-sized portion.

Perioe Cavity Care and Colgate Total remineralised initial carious lesions. However, the remineralising potential of Colgate Total was higher than that of Perioe Cavity Care.

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