Abstract:Objective To investigate the effects of all-ceramic zirconia crowns and porcelain fused to cobalt-chromium alloy crowns in maxillary anterior teeth restoration and their impact on pathogens.Methods A total of 80 patients with defects in maxillary anterior teeth (80 teeth) in the Department of Stomatology of Hebei Eye Hospital from January 2019 to June 2020 were included and randomly divided into the control group (n = 40) and observation group (n = 40). The porcelain fused to cobalt-chromium alloy crowns and all-ceramic zirconia crowns were applied for patients in the control group and the observation group, respectively. After 12 months, the prosthetic effect, periodontal indexes, detection rates of pathogens in the subgingival plaque samples and patient satisfaction were evaluated.Results Twelve months following the restoration, the tightness between the crowns and the defected teeth and the color of the prostheses were better, and the incidence of secondary caries was lower in the observation group compared with the control group (P < 0.05). The grade of gingival inflammation index in the observation group was milder than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The gingival bleeding index and periodontal probing depth in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The detection rates of Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn), Tannerella forsythia (Tf) and Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) in subgingival plaque samples in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). In addition, the satisfaction of the observation group was higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05).Conclusions Compared with porcelain fused to cobalt-chromium alloy crowns, all-ceramic zirconia crowns exhibit better effects in maxillary anterior teeth restoration, have less impacts on the periodontal tissues and the oral environment, and improve the patients' satisfaction.