A stainless steel crown can be used to maintain form and function in a tooth that is weakened or subject to stress.
Indications for use of a stainless steel crown to restore a tooth - both of the following:
(1) one of the following is present:
(1a) there are extensive caries in the tooth
(1b) the tooth is hypoplastic or hypocalcified
(1c) the tooth has undergone a pulpotomy or pulpectomy
(1d) the tooth is to be used as an abutment for a space maintainer
(1e) the tooth is fractured
(2) other materials have or are expected to fail
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Specialty: Otolaryngology
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