Case Report

Year : 2020 | Volume : 5 | Issue : 1 | Page : 32-34

Esthetic Rehabilitation of Anterior Missing Teeth due to Early Childhood Caries

Sunil Kumar, Namita Kalra, Rishi Tyagi, Amit Khatri, Mohit Dhamija, Harsh Vijay Singh

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India

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Dr. Sunil Kumar,

House No. 479/5, Gali No. 2, Vijay Park, Maujpur, Delhi ‐ 110 053, India.

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Abstract

Esthetic rehabilitation is one of the greatest challenges in the child under the age of 5 years who has suffered multiple tooth loss subsequent due to early childhood caries. An anterior esthetic appliance may be used to replace lost teeth. The appearance of the child is affected due to missing of the anterior teeth and also led to the loss of space, masticatory function, and speech development along with the development of detrimental oral habits. This case report discussed the management of anterior missing teeth with the Hollywood bridge.

Keywords: Early childhood caries, Esthetic rehabilitation, Hollywood bridge, space loss, speech defect

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How to cite this article: Kumar S, Kalra N, Tyagi R, Khatri A, Dhamija M, Singh HV. Esthetic rehabilitation of anterior missing teeth due to early childhood caries. Int J Pedod Rehabil 2020;5:32-4.