Restoring Esthetics after Anterior Tooth Loss for a Five-Year-Old Child: Natural Tooth Pontic Fiber Reinforced Prosthesis

Abstract

The loss of anterior teeth can be hurtful to the patient both psychologically and socially. As the children are becoming more aware these days, they have also become conscious about their looks. Early loss of deciduous anterior teeth has a psychological effect on many children. In such young patients, paper replacement of the teeth can minimize these concerns. Many approaches have been described for this temporary replacement. This article describes the technique to use extracted natural teeth as pontics bonded to adjacent teeth with fiber reinforced resin. A fiber reinforced temporary replacement of missing teeth provides adequate strength and esthetic requirements in such cases.

Treatment of Pediatric Patients with Lost Anterior Teeth Due to Trauma: A Report of Two Cases on Alternative, Practical and Temporary Approaches

“…Since wearing of removable appliances is inconvenient to the patient, fixed provisional restorations were chosen in the present cases. 10 Different materials and applications have been reported for the replacement of a lost tooth by using fixed dentures. [11][12][13] FRC offers minimally invasive, esthetic and cost-effective metal-free treatment approach to restore the anterior edentulous space.…”

The Use of Glass-fibers Ribbon and Composite for Prosthetic Restoration of Missing Primary Teeth-Laboratory and Clinical Research

“…Restoration of missing anterior teeth in the permanent dentition is a very common procedure in dentistry [ 20 , 21 ]. In primary dentition, the impact of missing anterior teeth may affect physical and social development, and yet only a few papers describe clinical cases of restoring these teeth [ 8 - 9 ]. The aim of this study was to determine the best procedure for direct or indirect restoration of missing primary teeth using glass-fibers ribbons and composite materials.…”

“…The importance of restoring grossly carious maxillary primary incisors was perceived by parents of young children [ 2 ], and the esthetic appearance and longevity of the restorative material plays an important role in its' acceptance for both dentists and parents. [ 2 - 5 ] For grossly carious maxillary primary incisors several esthetic restoration are available, from bonded resin composite strip crowns [ 6 ] to pre-veneered stainless steel crowns [ 7 ] and recently with polyethylene fibers as posts under composite strip crowns or as base for a reinforced prosthesis to replace missing incisors [ 8 , 9 ].…”