Abstract

VASCONCELOS PEREIRA, Débora et al. Banco de dientes: una alternativa para la rehabilitación de dientes temporales anterosuperiores. Rev Cubana Estomatol [online]. 1997, vol.34, n.2, pp. 103-109. ISSN 1561-297X.

There is a great need to rehabilitate the anterosuperior sector in patients with temporal teething destroyed by caries or traumatisms so as to reestablish its function and aesthetics and to improve the psychological profile of the child. It is presented the technique of replacement of crowns and fragments for the reconstruction of temporal anterosuperior teeth starting from a tooth bank. This technique is applied within the discipline of odontopediatrics at the Faculty of Odontology, in the University of Sao Paulo. Different indications for the rehabilitation of crowns and dental fragments in the anterosuperior sector of temporal teething are shown. The average time of the clinical and radiological follow-up was 6 months. During this period, excellent results in connection with aesthetics, retention, resistance, and function were observed, which demonstrated that it is an alternative of restoration for patients with early destructions of temporal anterosuperior teeth.

Keywords : TISSUE BANKS; TOOTH, DECIDUOS; DENTAL CARIES; TOOTH INJURIES; DENTAL RESTORATION, TEMPORAL.