Digital occlusal analysis of vertical dimension and maximum intercuspal position after placement of stainless steel crown using hall technique in children

Abstract

Mastication provides the adequate stimulus for proper functioning and normal development of maxilla and mandible. Several factors potentially influence masticatory efficiency including occlusal contact area, number of functional teeth, and bite force. Areas of contact between occluding teeth determine the area available for shearing food during each chewing cycle. 1 Long-term mastication on one side due to gross destruction of untreated caries leads to asymmetric masticatory muscles or decrease in the function. 2-5 If the process continues, it consequently results in compromised facial growth and development due to an imbalance in the equilibrium and a disturbed harmony. There is also a high chance

Assessment of occlusion and temporomandibular joint after placing preformed metal crowns on all primary molars in children

“…Other researchers have suggested similar results from their studies. Van der Zee 4 and Nair 5 indirectly measured the VDO by measuring the overbite depth and reported the equilibration of overbite 30 days after placing the Hall crown, suggesting that this study is generally consistent with these studies. This finding is important, as studies have suggested that the mechanism of the VDO recovery may have a more significant relationship with children's alveolar bone compensation 23 and movement of teeth.…”

“…This system can be used in adults and in children at early childhood. 5 A previous study showed that in children with primary dentition, following the general trend, maximum occlusal bite force, electromyography, and jaw movement pattern increased gradually, yet not significantly. 17 Occlusal force is an indicator to reflect the state of masticatory function.…”

“…AAPD recommends SSCs for children with cavitated or noncavitated primary molars when they require dental treatment under general anesthesia. 3 Although some previous studies [4][5][6][7][8][9] have evaluated the occlusion and TMJ after placing PMCs, little is known about the effect on occlusion and TMJ following the restoration of eight PMCs at the same time under general anesthesia by a conventional restorative approach.…”

“…They are used more frequently in patients under general anesthesia. 3 Van der Zee et al, 4 Nair et al, 5 and Joseph 6 found that after placing PMCs without any tooth reduction (the Hall technique), the vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO) and settling of occlusion returned to the pretreatment level within 30 days. Gallagher et al 7 showed that after placing PMCs with standard clinical procedures, occlusal force on the crowned teeth and maximum intercuspation position (MIP) returned to normal within 4 weeks.…”

Survival of stainless‐steel crowns and composite resin restorations in molars affected by molar‐incisor hypomineralization (MIH)

“…This difference may not be clinically significant if the patients are considered to be in mixed dentition, and during this period, physiological changes occur due to the development of the occlusion. Other studies have reported that with the placement of SSC with the Hall technique, the vertical dimension is re‐established in a period of four weeks 29,30 . This compensation may occur due to the intrusion of the restored molar and its antagonist, the eruption of other teeth, or the combination of both 28 .…”