Labial pulpectomy access followed by esthetic composite resin restoration for nonvital maxillary deciduous incisors.

A 3-year-old girl had a darkened and symptomatic maxillary right deciduous central incisor. This report describes the rationale and technique for a labial pulpectomy access opening and subsequent composite resin restoration. This innovative approach for the pulpal treatment of these deciduous incosors not only improves the access for instruments and direct visualization for the operator but also greatly improves the appearance of the dark teeth without complete coverage. Two other clinical applications of this labial approach should also be mentioned. First, anterior stainless steel crowns can be made esthetically pleasing by placing labial resin facings in the crown. Second, access for pulpotomy procedures can be improved with use of a labioincisal approach after the incisal reduction step in the preparation of deciduous incisors for complete coverage.