Preferred Post Endodontic Restorations in Paediatric Dentistry

Abstract

Introduction Endodontically treated teeth might undergo loss of tooth structure and change their physical characteristics. The main objective of restoring after endodontic treatment is to maintain a normal function, occlusion and stabilize the dental arch. The present study is aimed at assessing the most preferred post endodontic restorations. Materials and methods Data is extracted from Patient management software of Saveetha dental college. The data collected were reviewed and cross verified. The collected data is entered in MS Excel sheet and transferred to SPSS version 23 for analysis. Chi square test is used for analysis. P value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results were made into graphs and evaluated. Results Majority of the patients had stainless steel crowns placed in posterior teeth after pulp treatment and acrylic crowns in anterior teeth after pulp treatment. Chi square test was done, p value was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). Conclusion  Within the limits of the present study, it is observed that the majority of the patients had stainless steel crowns placed in posterior teeth after pulp treatment and acrylic crowns in anterior teeth after pulp treatment, and it was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05).