Dental Crowns For Baby Teeth

Dental Crowns For Baby Teeth

Dental crowns for baby teeth are essential for restoring the natural form, function, and appearance of severely decaying teeth, in addition to mending and renewing them.

The importance of primary teeth, also referred to as baby teeth, in Dubai pediatric dentistry extends beyond their original function. These baby teeth help your child chew food correctly, help them develop their speech, act as vital spacers for future permanent teeth, and are crucial to the development of your child’s face as a whole. 

What Is A Tooth Crown?

A dental crown, also known as a cap, is a covering that is formed like a tooth and bonded to it to return it to its natural form and function.

Affordable dental crowns Dubai are recommended by dentists when:

  • The tooth has big cavities and is heavily deteriorated. In these situations, dental fillings run the danger of cracking and falling out, necessitating more dental work.
  • Trauma-induced tooth fracture.
  • This occurs when the primary tooth does not develop properly.
  • A dental crown is used to cover the tooth after root canal therapy.

Dental crown replacement Dubai restores comfort and function with precision care. For the following reasons, it is crucial to restore and repair primary teeth in addition to severely deteriorated ones:

  • Because baby teeth’s enamel is weaker than permanent teeth, decay can spread quickly between them. In addition to saving the damaged tooth, a tooth crown Dubai can stop infection and decay from spreading to other parts of the mouth or body.
  • Crowns restore the size, form, and functionality of a tooth. Crowns are a crucial component of dental health and development since one of the primary tooth’s principal roles is to maintain the space between the permanent teeth and assist in guiding them into place.
  • Crown restorations support a child’s jawbone and muscles as they grow normally.
  • Crown restorations can effectively foster speech development.
  • Food chewing requires crown restorations.
  • Crown restorations completely encase the tooth, shielding it from additional deterioration.
  • Crowns typically survive until the baby tooth falls out at the age of twelve, and same-day dental crowns Dubai are far more resilient than fillings.

Tooth Extraction: Why Not?

When a tooth infection is serious, the natural reaction may be to extract the tooth. However, removing a child’s tooth that isn’t going to fall out anytime soon might cause issues for the permanent teeth, such as crowding and impaction.

A youngster who has a missing tooth may experience self-consciousness, lose confidence, and have difficulty speaking and biting, even though dental space maintainers can be used to make room for permanent teeth.

Types Of Dental Crowns

Dental crowns come in three primary varieties:

  • Crowns made of stainless steel
  • Acid-etched or “strip” resin crowns
  • Zirconia crowns

Each crown for teeth Dubai has its pros and cons, and some mouth areas are better suited for them.

Stainless Steel Dental Crowns

  • The most widely used crowns in pediatric dentistry are made of stainless steel.
  • These metal shells are prefabricated and may be tailored to fit any tooth.
  • Because they are robust, long-lasting, and moisture-resistant, molars—the teeth toward the back of the mouth—are ideal.
  • A painless tooth crown Dubai is beneficial when tooth decay is present between teeth
  • These crowns are simple to install and may require only one dental appointment.
  • The most affordable crowns on the market are made of stainless steel.

Strip Dental Crowns (Also Known As ‘Acid-Etched Resin’ Or ‘Composite Strip’)

  • It is made up of a transparent shell that is placed over the tooth and filled with composite (filling) material that matches the tooth’s color.
  • The plastic shell covering is taken off once the composite material “sets in,” revealing the tooth-colored substance underneath.
  • They are typically utilized for front teeth and are a visually appealing alternative.
  • Teeth capping Dubai is a reasonably cost-effective choice.

White Dental Crowns/ Zirconia Crowns

  • They are composed of a substance that resembles ceramic and is hard and tooth-colored.
  • Zirconia crowns come in predetermined sizes.
  • Zirconia crowns cannot be broken. Compared to natural enamel, they are more robust and resilient.
  • Of all the broken tooth crown Dubai, they are the most artistically beautiful.
  • Resistant to deterioration and plaque buildup.
  • They are metal-free and physiologically inert, meaning they don’t cause an allergic reaction when they come into contact with biological tissue.

Dental Crown: The Procedure

  • The pediatric dentist will first apply numbing gel to the affected area. The gums and cheeks surrounding the tooth that will receive the crown are covered with the gel.
  • The dentist will then inject a local anesthetic to render the tooth fully numb. Nitrous Oxide, sometimes known as laughing gas, can occasionally be used to deliberately sedate a child. In this case, the child will be relaxed but aware of everything.
  • The dentist will then position the dental dam to isolate the tooth undergoing cracked tooth crown repair Dubai.
  • To place the crown in the best possible position, the dentist will continue to remove any deterioration from the teeth and may even shape them.
  • The dentist will then place the crown on the tooth.
  • The dentist will select the stainless steel crown that best fits the tooth in terms of size. The crown will be filled with cement and polished. Thereafter, the crown will be pushed onto the tooth.
  • For strip crowns, the dentist will fill a tooth-shaped plastic shell with tooth-colored composite, which will then be hardened with a special light. After the shell is removed, a tooth-colored crown will remain.

Best dental crown clinic Dubai—Cornerstone Clinic specializes in using dental crowns to restore the appearance and function of severely damaged infant teeth. You can rely on Cornerstone Clinic to provide skilled care to maintain your child’s smile and dental health.