Milk teeth have specific role to play in children for almost 6-8 mo to 12-13 years of their life. The front teeth are one of the first teeth to erupt in your childs mouth, and hence bear the brunt of negligence in preschool kids, leading to premature loss of front teeth, lack of incising ability, speech issues, and in advanced cases periapical abscess (pus formation). Every milk tooth is important and assigned a specific role in the mouth by Nature. Well, don’t get disheartened, Pediatric dentist near you, or childrens, kids dentist near you are trained into restoring the childs confidence, form and function. A full coverage crown is recommended in such cases. There are two types of crowns available to restore the front teeth,

Strip Crowns

This is a scaffold to hold composite material in it and then light cured to provide a 360 degree coverage. The composites, needs good amount of tooth structure to hold onto, hence these crowns have specific indications and cannot be used in severely broken down tooth.

Zirconia Crowns

In cases of severely broken down tooth, we still have a ray of hope with the availability of these crowns. The preparation goes sub-gingival to additionally grip the tooth structure