Original scientific paper
Use of dental prosthetics in children
Zdravko Rajić
; Zavod za dječju i preventivnu stomatologiju Stomatološkog fakulteta, Zagreb
Abstract
Prosthetics applied to children can be divided into two groups. The first group includes substitutes designed to preserve the derjtal pulp. The most frequent replacements of this kind are metal crowns, because the application of esthetic crowns should be postponed until the teeth have completed' their growth period, i. e. until the dental pulp has sufficiently retracted to allow the application of esthetic crowns .The second group includes provision of substitutes for a lost tooth, a missing part of a tooth, or a group of teeth. The kind of substitute depends on the degree of destruction of the teeth. Possibilities for substituting a missing part of a tooth are presented. If the largest part or the entire crown of a tooth is missing, the author recommends some type of casting, and an acrylatic crown after the costing has been cemented into the root canal. If one tooth or a group of teeth is missing, instead of a fixed replacement a substitute whose basis is not reduced but is lett to stabilize by suction through its large surface should be applied. In addition to the basic task of prosthetics, i. e. to restore impaired function and phonation and improve esthetic appearance, in pediatric prosthetics it is necessary ito complete the orofacial system and, if required, to take preventive orthodontic measures. It would therefore be completely wrong literally to apply to children all prosthetic rules valid for adults.
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Hrčak ID:
108834
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Publication date:
15.6.1968.
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