Stainless Steel Crowns Case Study

Introduction
Successful management of dental caries in the pediatric population is a long standing problem with multiple limitations includes difficult behavior management and the need for definitive treatment until tooth exfoliation. Proper treatment of dental caries in primary teeth is of great importance because of the need to prevent oral infections. Molars play a role in maintaining proper space in the arch for the permanent premolars, and for proper mastication.(1,2)
Stainless steel crowns (SSC) are the favorable restoration for two surfaces and larger carious lesions on primary molars. SSC is typically placed after traditional preparation, administration of local anesthetic; adequate removal of tooth structure from the mesial, distal and occlusal surfaces; and complete removal of caries before luting the SSC with glass ionomer cement.(3,4)

The Hall technique is a novel non-invasive, conservative, alternative treatment of carious primary molars. Hall technique uses SSC to seal over carious lesions on primary molars using glass ionomer cement with no caries removal, no crown preparation, and no local anesthesia. In addition to comparative restoration success, the Hall technique was preferred over traditional restorative techniques by the child, caregiver, and dentist. (5,6)
The Hall technique provides dentists with a simple, quick, and definitive treatment that would limit anxiety experienced by the patient. This technique improves treatment option to increase access to care, decrease caries rates, and provide a restoration till natural tooth exfoliation. (6) While it has been shown that sealing primary carious molars with SSC and glass ionomer cement is successful, additional studies are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of Hall SSC compared to conventional