Success Rate of Stainless-steel Crowns Placed on Permanent Molars among Adolescents.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE

To evaluate the success rate of stainless-steel crowns (SSCs) placed on permanent molars among adolescents in King Abdulaziz University Dental Hospital (KAUDH).

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Electronic records of KAUDH patients aged 10 to 15 years who had an SSC placed on a permanent molar from 2013 to 2018 were reviewed. The patients were contacted by telephone and were invited to participate in the study. The patients were examined clinically and radiographically.

RESULTS

The response rate was 42.6%. The total number of SSCs included in the study was 36 crowns. The mean age was 11.75 ± 1.95. Males represented 75.76% of the subjects. The success rate of SSCs placed on permanent molars was 86.10%.

CONCLUSION

Placement of SSCs on permanent molars is a highly successful long-term temporary restoration that preserves badly destructed molars in adolescents until definitive prosthetic treatment can be done.

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE

To provide updated knowledge to healthcare providers and researchers about the success rate of SSCs when placed on permanent molars.

HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE

Felemban O, Alagl H, Aloufi W, Success Rate of Stainless-steel Crowns Placed on Permanent Molars among Adolescents. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2021;14(4):488-491.