Stainless Steel Crown Success Using the Hall Technique: A Retrospective Study

dc.contributor.authorLudwig, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorFontana, Margherita
dc.contributor.authorVinson, LaQuia
dc.contributor.authorPlatt, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.authorDean, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, IU School of Dentistryen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-08T19:19:07Z
dc.date.available2015-04-08T19:19:07Z
dc.date.issued2014-12
dc.description.abstractBackground In this retrospective study, the authors evaluated the clinical and radiographic success of stainless steel crowns (SSCs) used to restore primary molars with caries lesions, placed by means of both the traditional technique (involving complete caries removal and tooth reduction before placement of the SSC) and the Hall technique (involving no caries removal, no crown preparation and no use of local anesthetic before placement of the SSC). Methods The authors conducted a retrospective chart review by using the patient records at a private pediatric dental practice at which the Hall technique had been introduced in June 2010 as an alternative treatment to traditional SSC placement. The inclusion criteria were caries lesions on a primary molar with no clinical or radiographic evidence of pulpitis, necrosis or abscess, as well as follow-up of at least six months or until failure, whichever came first. They graded restoration success by using a four-point scale based on presence or loss of the SSC, and whether or not the patient needed further treatment associated with pulpal pathology or secondary caries. They collected and summarized patient demographic information. They used a Kaplan-Meier survival curve along with 95 percent confidence intervals to evaluate clinical success. Results The authors found that 65 (97 percent) of 67 SSCs placed with the Hall technique (mean observation time, 15 months; range, four-37 months) and 110 (94 percent) of 117 SSCs placed with the traditional technique (mean observation time, 53 months; range, four-119 months) were successful. Conclusion Findings of this study show a similar success rate for SSCs placed with the traditional technique or the Hall technique.en_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.citationLudwig, K. H., Fontana, M., Vinson, L. A., Platt, J. A., & Dean, J. A. (2014). The success of stainless steel crowns placed with the Hall technique: A retrospective study. The Journal of the American Dental Association, 145(12), 1248-1253. http://dx.doi.org/10.14219/jada.2014.89en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/6159
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.14219/jada.2014.89en_US
dc.relation.journalThe Journal of the American Dental Associationen_US
dc.rightsIUPUI Open Access Policyen_US
dc.sourceAuthoren_US
dc.subjectpediatric dentistryen_US
dc.subjectcariesen_US
dc.subjectcrownsen_US
dc.titleStainless Steel Crown Success Using the Hall Technique: A Retrospective Studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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