Annals and Essences of Dentistry
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 4

Restoration of the endodontically treated tooth with three different post systems - An in vitro study

  • Author:
  • Lenin Babu Thota1,, Gunaranjan1, N Vamsee Krishna2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 7 to 10

1Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India

2Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, Telangana, India

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Lenin Babu Thota M.D.S, Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India, Email: thotaleninbabu@gmail.com

Online published on 5 November, 2016.

Abstract

Endodontically treated teeth are significantly weaker and more prone to fracture. The reasons are desiccation or premature loss of moisture supplied by a vital pulp. The posts have been advocated to strengthen weakened endodontically treated teeth against intraoral forces by distributing torquing forces within the radicular dentin to support tissue along their roots. This in vitro study compared the effects of three post systems on the fracture resistance of endodontically treated teeth.

Keywords

Endodontic, Fracture, roots, Post