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Tooth Supported Prosthetic Rehabilitation in a 5-year-old Child with Early Childhood Caries

  • Letícia Grando Mattuella1,*,
  • Luis Carlos da Fontoura Frasca2
  • Leoni Bernardi3
  • Gisele Pedroso Moi1
  • Anna Christina Medeiros Fossati4
  • Fernando Borba de Araújo1

1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

2School of Dentistry of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil and Lutheran University of Brazil (ULBRA), Canoas, RS, Brazil

3Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

4Department of Morphological Sciences, Institute of Basic Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.31.3.vn33891816723523 Vol.31,Issue 3,May 2007 pp.171-174

Published: 01 May 2007

*Corresponding Author(s): Letícia Grando Mattuella E-mail: lmattuella@gmail.com

Abstract

This paper reports the case of a 5-year-old patient with early childhood caries (ECC) and presents an alternative prosthetic treatment with a tooth-supported overdenture. Primary canines were endodontically treated and received intraradicular posts with ball-type attachments to attach a tooth-supported overdenture. The patient was followed for 18 months both clinically and radiographically. In addition to esthetic and functional oral rehabilitation, the prosthetic treatment had an important psychological impact on recovery of patient's self-esteem.

Keywords

primary teeth, intraradicular posts, dental caries, overdentures, rehabilitation

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Letícia Grando Mattuella,Luis Carlos da Fontoura Frasca,Leoni Bernardi,Gisele Pedroso Moi,Anna Christina Medeiros Fossati,Fernando Borba de Araújo. Tooth Supported Prosthetic Rehabilitation in a 5-year-old Child with Early Childhood Caries. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2007. 31(3);171-174.

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