How Crowns Cap A Child’s Tooth

Posted October 28, 2025

When an issue arises in your child’s tooth that cannot be addressed with a filling, a dental crown may be needed. This full restoration can provide long-lasting improvement and protect kids from complications! In today’s blog, your Dallas, TX, pediatric dentist talks about our children’s dental crowns.

How Crowns Benefit Kids

When do we prescribe a dental crown for our young patients? We may recommend one, as mentioned above, when a cavity forms that is too severe to be treated with a filling alone. If a tooth is infected, then a restoration could complete our root canal alternative, known as a pulpotomy. We could use them to help address misshapen teeth, improving bite balance and helping chewing function for some kids. They can return a tooth to full function and health again, so your little one can smile with confidence and enjoy relief from discomfort.

Placing Our Dental Crowns

How do we place a dental restoration for a child? We first numb the tooth being treated to ensure your child is comfortable as we gently remove outer structure to provide room to attach the completed restoration. Our team could also offer sedation if your child has dental anxiety or special needs that could otherwise complicate their ability to undergo treatment. When your little one is calm and relaxed, and we have prepared the tooth, we will attach the restoration with a powerful bonding agent, so it can stay in place for years to come.

For the side and rear teeth, which tend to experience greater bite forces and pressures, our team could secure a stainless-steel option. For the more visible teeth, we could discuss a NuSmile zirconia selection, which is very durable but also more lifelike in appearance.

Protecting Natural Teeth

Following placement, you can help protect your child from further decay or infection. For example, make sure your little ones start and end their day by brushing their teeth thoroughly with a fluoride toothpaste. Be sure they floss in the evening as well! Try to limit how much sugar they have too. This is especially true as we approach Halloween and the holiday season, when sugar will be everywhere! We also want to see your child for routine checkup and cleaning visits every six months.

If you have any questions about how we safeguard kids against tooth decay, or about repairing teeth with a dental crown, then contact our office today to learn more.

PDC Kids Provide Custom Dental Restorations

We want to help kids repair their teeth and safeguard them against cavities and infection. To find out more about our full dental restorations, call Pediatric Dental Care at Casa Linda in Dallas, TX, today at (214) 321-4880.