Abstract

SOUSA, Janaína Maniezo de et al. The use of a modified fixed partial denture in childhood:clinical case reporting. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.3, pp. 253-257. ISSN 1677-3888.

The replacement of the prematurely lost deciduous tooth is indicated to avoid aesthetic, functional (speaking and chewing) and psychological consequences. Childhood does not have maturity and cooperation to collaborate with the use of removable partial denture. Therefore, on this situation, the modified fixed partial denture can be indicated. The aim of this study is to report a case of a 30 months patient with dental trauma's history and early loss of the element 51, whose treatment was the placement of a modified fixed partial denture. The main feature of this prosthesis, which differentiates it from adults prosthesis, is the presence of connectors with the tube-bar system. The steel structure of the supporting tooth has a bar that fits into a tube present in the pontic. This system is not fixed, allowing the slow displacement between the pontic and the bar, in case of premaxilla growths. After molding the upper and lower arches of the patient, the modified fixed partial denture was fabricated with a pontic and metal on the elements 52 and 62, which did not have any kind of preparation. Prosthesis cementation was performed with dual-resin cement and composite resin for a better aesthetic result. In the described clinical case, it was found a satisfactory functional and aesthetic result, which improved patient's oral health.

Keywords : Fixed Partial Denture; Partial; Fixed; Child; deciduous Tooth; Deciduous; Tooth iInjuries..