European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Dental caries in primary teeth is considered as the most common oral disease of childhood and has been studied in different countries worldwide. Traditional methods of managing carious primary molars in children include restoration with amalgam, composite resin, compomer, glass ionomer, and stainless steel crowns (SSCs) using conventional tooth preparation or extraction. The Hall technique, a novel method for management carious primary molars where decay is sealed using Preformed Metal Crowns (PMCs), without any caries removal, tooth preparation or local anesthesia. Present review of literature provides insight view about Hall technique.