Pediatric zirconium is a kind of dental restoration applied for dental treatment in children. The advantages it provides in terms of aesthetics and durability, and its being a biocompatible material, make zirconium frequently used in dentistry. Zirconium is an extremely effective application in the treatment of dental traumas, decay, or damage experienced for different reasons in children.
Zirconium is a kind of coating material applied to damaged or decayed teeth. The color of the zirconium crowns, designed according to the child's own tooth and mouth structure, is also made compatible with the natural teeth. As a result, the child fills the place of their damaged tooth both aesthetically and functionally.
Advantages of Pediatric Zirconium Crowns
- Since zirconium is an extremely durable substance, it provides a long service life.
- Thanks to its light-transmitting structure, it offers an appearance visually close to natural teeth.
- Zirconium, a biocompatible substance, does not cause any allergic reaction in the human body.
- Zirconium crowns, whose color stability is extremely high, do not change color over time.
- When deciding at what age zirconium treatment will be applied in children, the child's dental development, treatment need, and dental health should be observed.
- Since every child's condition, problems, and needs are different, only a Pedodontics (Pediatric Dentistry) specialist can decide this.
- In children, permanent teeth generally begin to erupt around the age of 6. For a zirconium crown application to a child, the eruption of all permanent teeth and the completion of dental development are awaited.
- If the child has serious dental traumas, severe decay, or other major problems, the dentist may decide to apply a zirconium crown at an early age.
- Aesthetic concerns, especially in the front teeth, negatively affect the child's psychological state, self-confidence, and quality of life. In such cases, if the child, family, and dentist reach a consensus, a zirconium crown application can be decided upon.
Are Zirconium Crowns Applied to Milk Teeth?
Yes, when necessary, zirconium crowns can also be applied to milk teeth. Because the presence of milk teeth is of critical importance for the correct positioning of the permanent teeth that will come in their place.
How Is a Pediatric Zirconium Crown Applied?
Local anesthesia is applied to the decayed tooth. Then the decay and other problems, if any, are cleaned. Then the measurements of the tooth are taken. According to these measurements and wishes, zirconium coatings of suitable size and color are prepared. After the obtained zirconium crowns are bonded to the tooth, the treatment is completed. Zirconium coatings provide durable and long-lasting solutions as much as they produce aesthetic results.
Is the Pediatric Zirconium Crown Application Painful?
Since the region will be numbed with local anesthesia, the child does not feel any pain during the operation. However, after the treatment, they may experience short-term sensitivity to hot and cold drinks.
Does a Zirconium Coating Require Special Care?
The most important care for the zirconium crown to be used in a healthy way is to brush the teeth regularly. The child should definitely be given the habit of oral hygiene and dental care. In addition, regular dentist check-ups within six-month periods should not be neglected.
