SMART Hall Crown Technique in the Knee to Knee Position with Parent on a 2 Year Old with NuSmile SSC

Watch pediatric dentist Dr. Jeanette MacLean demonstrate the minimally invasive SMART Hall Crown Technique using Advantage Arrest silver diamine fluoride (SDF), Fuji Cem2 glass ionomer cement, and NuSmile stainless steel crowns. This revolutionary dental treatment is quick, painless, simple, and effective, with high levels of evidence. Most importantly, it can help young or fearful patients, (such as children and special needs patients) avoid shots, drills, sedation and/or general anesthesia (GA) for dental work to treat their cavities.

In this example, she demonstrates how to approach the Hall Technique on a very young, less cooperative patient. She is able to accomplish this by positioning the child on a lap cushion in the knee to knee (lap to lap) position with the parent. The parent helps to hold the patient's hand and provide additional emotional support as well as control of bodily movements, and a 4x4 gauze is draped to protect the patients airway for seating of the crown.

Find our more by visiting our website www.kidsteethandbraces.com, read our features in the New York Times, and/or watch one of Dr. MacLean's minimally invasive dentistry courses on Dentaltown or in person.
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