An insight in post endodontic restoration

ISBN-13: 9786206738589 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str.

Akanksha Joon

Opis

The endodontically treated tooth is a unique subset of teeth requiring restoration because of several factors such as dehydrated dentin, decreased structural integrity and impaired neurosensory feedback mechanism when compared to a vital tooth. However, the treatment goal must be based upon a multitude of factors specific to each patient, so that the strategic architectural aspects that have the greatest impact on the ultimate strength of the pulpless tooth can be restored/ reinforced. The solution to this problem has challenged the inventiveness and ingenuity of dentists for centuries. A post and core is a restoration consisting of a post that fills a prepared root canal and a core inserted into the pulp chamber that establishes the proper coronal tooth preparation. The post and core is made with a rigid material which, when cemented into the root canal and pulp chamber, provides a solid foundation restoration that is well retained in the tooth. So, the primary function of a post is to aid in retaining a core to restore lost tooth structure for retention of a restoration and not to provide strength or resistance to fracture.

O autorze

Presently working as Senior Lecturer in the Dept of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, India. She has completed her B.D.S. from Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, and M.D.S. in Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics from PDM Dental College Bahadurgarh, Haryana.