Esthetic Restorative Materials in Pediatric Dentistry

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Esthetics has become one of the inevitable word in modern dentistry, especially in restorative dentistry. The word 'esthetics' derived from Greek word 'Aesthesis' meaning, 'pertaining to the study of beautiful'. The goal of esthetic dentistry is to be "bright n beautiful but believable". Esthetic restorative materials has capability to mimic the naturality of teeth in appearance such as texture, colour, size etcEsthetic restoration especially in primary teeth can be challenging due to small size of tooth, relatively thin enamel, lack of surface area for bonding, close proximity of pulp to the tooth structure, as well as issues related to behaviour management of child. Variety of esthetic materials are available for restoring primary teeth that involves Intra-coronal & extra-coronal restorations that provides an esthetic appearance as expected by parents for restoration of their children's carious teeth.