Front teeth crown for kids

A child may need a crown on a front tooth when decay, fracture, or developmental weakness leaves too little structure for a filling.

Front teeth can lose structure through early childhood decay, trauma, developmental enamel defects, or a large restoration. The dentist checks the pulp, root, gum, bite, age, eruption stage, and how much sound enamel remains before selecting the material.

The dentist removes decay, protects or treats the pulp if needed, prepares or selects the crown, checks its fit and bite, and bonds or cements it. Keep brushing with fluoride toothpaste, clean at the gumline, and avoid biting hard objects with the restored tooth.

Arrange an examination for a chipped, darkened, painful, loose, or decayed front tooth. Swelling, fever, a gum boil, or pain that disrupts sleep needs prompt care.

Is the tooth primary or permanent, is the pulp healthy, which material suits the child, how will the crown affect eruption, and what care is needed until it is replaced or reviewed?