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- DOI 10.18231/j.jdp.2025.017
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Bioflx crowns – An innovative avenue in sculpting children beautiful smile
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Nagaveni NB *
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Vijayendra Vamana Kamath
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Srinivas Y Naidu
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Henna Basheer EM
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Shwetha Prasad
“Pediatric Dentistry” is not just about teeth and gums anymore. It is all about new avenues, ventures and advancements which struggle to enhance children over all dental health instilling beautiful healthy smile. The beautiful smile not only builds confidence but also provides self -esteem to a pediatric patient. ‘Pediatric Dental Care’ includes wide array of crowns used to restore both function and esthetics in children afflicted with various dental ailments. These crowns comprise from conventional stainless-steel crowns to a newly introduced zirconia crown. Recently the arena of Pediatric Dentistry has revolutionized with novel type of crowns called as “Bioflx Crowns”. There is lack of information and literature about these crowns in Pediatric Dental Literature. Therefore, the aim of this narrative review article is to explore the history, indications, contraindications, composition, comparative evaluation with other crowns, limitations, advantages and challenges, and practicality about the Bioflx crowns to be used in the domain of Pediatric Dental Practice.
Keywords: Bioflx crowns, Children smile, Early childhood caries¸ Esthetic crowns, Pediatric esthetic dentistry
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How to Cite This Article
Vancouver
NB N, Kamath VV, Naidu SY, EM HB, Prasad S. Bioflx crowns – An innovative avenue in sculpting children beautiful smile [Internet]. J Dent Panacea. 2025 [cited 2025 Oct 23];7(2):66-71. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jdp.2025.017
APA
NB, N., Kamath, V. V., Naidu, S. Y., EM, H. B., Prasad, S. (2025). Bioflx crowns – An innovative avenue in sculpting children beautiful smile. J Dent Panacea, 7(2), 66-71. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jdp.2025.017
MLA
NB, Nagaveni, Kamath, Vijayendra Vamana, Naidu, Srinivas Y, EM, Henna Basheer, Prasad, Shwetha. "Bioflx crowns – An innovative avenue in sculpting children beautiful smile." J Dent Panacea, vol. 7, no. 2, 2025, pp. 66-71. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jdp.2025.017
Chicago
NB, N., Kamath, V. V., Naidu, S. Y., EM, H. B., Prasad, S.. "Bioflx crowns – An innovative avenue in sculpting children beautiful smile." J Dent Panacea 7, no. 2 (2025): 66-71. https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jdp.2025.017