Biomaterial Database

Preservation of future options: restorative procedures on first permanent molars in children. 1991

R M Radcliffe, and C L Cullen

University Health Center, University of Detroit, School of Dentistry, Michigan 48205.

Stainless steel crowns are indicted for permanent teeth for multiple reasons. Indirect or direct pulp capping, pulpotomies, apexification procedures, and root canal therapy are treatments for permanent teeth that make them potential candidates for stainless steel crowns as interim restorations. The transitional dentition is divided into two stages: between five and eight years; and the period between ages nine and thirteen. Mesiodistal dimensions of the first permanent molars can be measured on study casts before preparation for the steel crown has begun. A flow chart is provided to give practitioners available options. Steps for preparing the stainless steel crown and technique for porcelain onlay preparation are also given.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007284	Inlays	Restorations of metal, porcelain, or plastic made to fit a cavity preparation, then cemented into the tooth. Onlays are restorations which fit into cavity preparations and overlay the occlusal surface of a tooth or teeth. Onlays are retained by frictional or mechanical factors.	Dental Inlays,Dental Onlays,Onlays,Dental Inlay,Dental Onlay,Inlay, Dental,Inlays, Dental,Onlay, Dental,Onlays, Dental,Inlay,Onlay
D008963	Molar	The most posterior teeth on either side of the jaw, totaling eight in the deciduous dentition (2 on each side, upper and lower), and usually 12 in the permanent dentition (three on each side, upper and lower). They are grinding teeth, having large crowns and broad chewing surfaces. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p821)	Molars
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D003442	Crowns	A prosthetic restoration that reproduces the entire surface anatomy of the visible natural crown of a tooth. It may be partial (covering three or more surfaces of a tooth) or complete (covering all surfaces). It is made of gold or other metal, porcelain, or resin.	Dental Crowns,Crown, Dental,Crowns, Dental,Dental Crown,Crown
D003765	Models, Dental	Presentation devices used for patient education and technique training in dentistry.	Dental Models,Dental Model,Model, Dental
D003776	Dental Porcelain	A type of porcelain used in dental restorations, either jacket crowns or inlays, artificial teeth, or metal-ceramic crowns. It is essentially a mixture of particles of feldspar and quartz, the feldspar melting first and providing a glass matrix for the quartz. Dental porcelain is produced by mixing ceramic powder (a mixture of quartz, kaolin, pigments, opacifiers, a suitable flux, and other substances) with distilled water. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)	Porcelain,Porcelain, Dental,Dental Porcelains,Porcelains,Porcelains, Dental
D003794	Dental Restoration, Temporary	A prosthesis or restoration placed for a limited period, from several days to several months, which is designed to seal the tooth and maintain its position until a permanent restoration (DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT) will replace it. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)	Dental Fillings, Temporary,Dental Prosthesis, Temporary,Dental Filling, Temporary,Dental Restorations, Temporary,Filling, Temporary Dental,Fillings, Temporary Dental,Restoration, Temporary Dental,Restorations, Temporary Dental,Temporary Dental Filling,Temporary Dental Fillings,Temporary Dental Restoration,Temporary Dental Restorations,Dental Prostheses, Temporary,Prosthesis, Temporary Dental,Temporary Dental Prostheses,Temporary Dental Prosthesis
D003818	Dentition, Mixed	The complement of teeth in the jaws after the eruption of some of the permanent teeth but before all the deciduous teeth are absent. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)	Dentition, Transitional,Dentitions, Mixed,Dentitions, Transitional,Mixed Dentition,Mixed Dentitions,Transitional Dentition,Transitional Dentitions
D003828	Denture, Overlay	Removable prosthesis constructed over natural teeth or implanted studs.	Overdenture,Dentures, Overlay,Overdentures,Overlay Denture,Overlay Dentures
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man