Restore your child's damaged or extensively decayed teeth with strong, long-lasting caps that protect and look natural.
What Are Dental Caps for Children?
A dental cap (or crown) is a tooth-shaped cover placed over a badly damaged or decayed tooth to restore its shape, size, strength, and appearance. In children, caps are most often placed after pulp therapy, or when a tooth is too damaged to be fixed with a filling alone.
Types of Caps We Offer
🥈 Stainless Steel Crowns (SSC)
The gold standard for children's back teeth. Extremely durable, full coverage, placed in a single visit. Ideal for molars needing full protection.
Lasts until the tooth naturally falls out
No need for multiple appointments
Most cost-effective option
🦷 Tooth-Coloured Crowns
Aesthetic composite or zirconia crowns that match the natural tooth colour. Popular for front teeth where appearance matters.
Natural tooth-coloured appearance
Excellent for front teeth
Maintains your child's confidence
When Does My Child Need a Cap?
🦷After pulp therapy (pulpotomy or pulpectomy)
💥Severely broken or fractured tooth
🍬Extensive decay that's too large for a filling
🔧Multiple surfaces of a tooth are damaged
⚠️Children who frequently break fillings
Frequently Asked Questions
No. The procedure is done under local anaesthesia so the child feels no pain. We also use topical numbing gel before the injection. Children typically do very well during this procedure.
Stainless steel crowns are cemented firmly and are designed to stay until the baby tooth naturally exfoliates. They very rarely come off. If they do, simply bring your child in and we'll re-cement it.
Yes! After the first 24 hours, your child can eat normally. We recommend avoiding very sticky foods like toffees or hard candies as they could dislodge the crown.