Esthetic rehabilitation of anterior primary teeth using polyethylene fiber with two different approaches

Abstract

An acceptable treatment approach for early childhood caries in the past may not necessarily be the best treatment option for our young patients today. Technological advances in dental materials and the approach to their use need to be considered, and the introduction of new adhesive systems, restorative materials, and the approach toward treating these teeth has yielded convincing results. Two such clinical case reports where polyethylene fibers were used as intra-canal posts and to splint the pontic fabricated with polyethylene fibers reinforced composite are reported.

Aesthetic preformed paediatric crowns: systematic review

“…The aesthetic management of the primary incisors remains problematic due to the small size of the teeth, the close proximity of the pulp to the dental surface, the relatively thin enamel, and the lack of surface area for bonding . This RCT confirmed the poorer success of resin composite strip crowns . The results favoured zircon crowns regarding both restoration failure and gingival health.…”

“…To restore primary anterior teeth, the AAPD concluded, on the little scientific support for any of the utilised clinical techniques in the cases of multisurface lesions and based on expert opinion, that SSCs, resin composite strip crowns, open‐faced stainless steel crowns, and more recently pre‐veneered stainless steel crowns (developed from 1980) should be proposed as treatment options for full‐coronal coverage restorations . These different techniques have essentially been described in case series or retrospective studies . No systematic review focusing on aesthetic preformed paediatric crowns was registered on PROSPERO (http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/).…”

Methods of Intracanal Reinforcement in Primary Anterior Teeth—Assessing the Outcomes through a Systematic Literature Review

“…2223 The crown anatomy can be restored by direct composite build up by incremental method, 68162022 composite build-up using celluloid strip crowns, 4714181923 composite build-up by indirect technique 11121724 and biological shell crowns. 825 …”

Esthetic and functional restoration in a child with S-ECC using Contemporary and Biological Techniques

“…10 A number of studies have documented the clinical and laboratory success of polyethylene fiber and glass fiber posts in restoring primary teeth. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] The advantages of using polyethylene fibre to construct an intracanal post include resin composite crown reinforcement, translucency, and relative ease of manipulation. 20 The reinforcement of composite resins by fibers improves both their fracture toughness and resistance.…”