page_title: Hall Technique
section_title: Appointment 3: follow up appointment
hierarchical_section_title: Hall Technique / Procedure / Appointment 3: follow up appointment
caption_attribution_description: English: Model of Stainless Steel Crown in the deciduous dentition
context_page_description: The Hall Technique is a non-invasive treatment for decayed baby back teeth. Decay is sealed under preformed crowns, avoiding injections and drilling. It is one of a number of biologically orientated strategies for managing dental decay.
  The technique has an evidence-base showing that it is acceptable to children, parents and dentists and it is preferred over standard filling techniques, due to the ease of application and overall patient comfort as young patients don't have to undergo traumatic injections. Preformed metal crowns are now recommended as the optimum restoration for managing carious primary molars. There are now five randomised control trials that have shown the Hall Technique to be superior to other methods for managing decay in baby teeth but there is a lack of evidence to conclude that the Hall Technique is superior to placing preformed metal crowns in a conventional manner. Initial fears over the potential problem with sealing caries into teeth being that the caries process might only be slowed, rather than arrested and that the caries might still progress, leading to pain and infection later.
context_section_description: At follow up appointments the Hall Technique crown will be assessed clinically and radiographically when required. The tooth will still be able to exfoliate naturally, and the tooth should exfoliate with the crown in place. However, if the patient experiences pain/discomfort after the initial few days, consult your dental professional. A dental professional should also be consulted if the crown falls off, as this will prevent the management of the decay.
caption: Stainless steel crown placed on a dental model
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