ORAL REHABILITATION IN PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Dentistry over the years has been improving with new techniques and products, aiming to facilitate the clinical routine and seeking less invasive preventive treatments. Oral rehabilitation in pediatric dentistry is much more than treating cases of trauma, caries or manifestations of disorders and diseases with repercussions in the oral cavity, because it is essential to re-educate the child and his parents to encourage changes in habits of health and oral hygiene. Thus, this paper aims to review the literature on the causes of early tooth loss and the main forms of rehabilitation in pediatric dentistry. The methods for conducting the bibliographic research were by searching the PubMed and Lilacs databases using the key words of the Health Science Descriptors and Research, with the purpose of identifying the most relevant publications on the given theme. According to the literature, about 60% of preschool children are affected; thus, studies have reported that early monitoring and intervention is important in this phase. Due to the importance of keeping teeth functioning in the oral cavity of the child, several restoration techniques have been innovated. Today we have rehabilitations with crowns, dental veneers, direct restorations and biological restorations. We conclude that oral rehabilitation performed according to aesthetic and functional rules in children has restored masticatory function, improved speech, prevented the installation of habits, and restored the child's aesthetics.