Smile Makeover with Fiber Posts and Strip Crowns in Preschool Children with Early Childhood Caries

The most prevalent and chronic disease affecting upper anterior teeth in children are dental caries, predominantly caused by bottle feeding. Children though young, are very conscious about their appearance and are prone to develop inferiority complex between their peers because of unpleasant smile. Therefore, aesthetic and functional rehabilitation of primary teeth represents a challenge for the Pedodontist. The restoration of dental morphology using preformed crowns might be a possible biologic, fast, easy to accept, long-lasting and affordable alternative. A case report of 2 children aged 4 years is presented here. They displayed dental caries on upper incisors and were treated with composite resin and glass monomer restorations with fiber posts after 1Root canal treatment. Restoring primary incisors by means of strip crowns is easy to perform even with little tissue remaining after preparations and provides good aesthetic results. However, long-term clinical studies are needed to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of this technique, and evaluate the clinical success and failure of these restorations.