PARENTAL SATISFACTION WITH PEDIATRIC POSTERIOR PREFORMED ZIRCONIA AND STAINLESS STEEL CROWNS- A COMPARATIVE STUDY

AIM: To elicit parental acceptance and satisfaction with pediatric preformed Stainless Steel Crown(SSC﴿ and zirconia crowns in posterior primary teeth. METHODOLOGY: Parental satisfaction was elicited from 25 parents with a 5-point likert type questionnaire. Problems experienced by the child and future treatment recommendations were also elicited with close ended questions during the followup visit after 12 months from the time of treatment. RESULTS: Overall parental satisfaction was 78% with stainless steel crowns and 96% with zirconia crowns. 8% of the parents reported bleeding around the gums in zirconia group. 60% of the parents in stainless steel crown group and 100% of zirconia crown group reported that they would opt for these crowns in future. CONCLUSION: Preformed zirconia crowns can be an option for posterior full coronal restoration when esthetics is of prime concern for the parent and child. KEY WORDS: Zirconia crowns, Stainless steel crowns, Parental satisfaction.