Flawless Smile with Zirconia Crowns for Tetracycline Stained Teeth

Tetracycline is one of the teratogenic antibiotics used in various infections affecting both adults and children, has a side effect of staining teeth because of its ability to form a tetracycline calcium orthophosphate complex. It binds with calcium ions and forms this complex at the time of odontogenesis which not only causes a permanent unaesthetic appearance, living behind a huge psychologic impact on patients but also poses an esthetic challenge to the clinician. Many treatment options are available for whitening of teeth but choosing of correct option depends on the severity of discoloration, age of patient, requirements of the patient, good prognosis and also cost effectiveness. Thus here is case of 22 year old female patient having severely stained teeth because of long term usage of tetracycline and was rehabilitated using zirconia crowns.