1Professor & HOD, MDS Sri Guru Ram Dass Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Amritsar
2Professor, MDS Sri Guru Ram Dass Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Amritsar
3Reader, MDS Sri Guru Ram Dass Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Amritsar
4Post-Graduate, MDS Sri Guru Ram Dass Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Amritsar
*Address for Correspondence: Dr. C S Bal, MDS Sri Guru Ram Dass Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Amritsar, E-mail: sgrdidsr@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 18 May, 2016.
Ideal coronal reconstruction of endodontically treated tooth is still a challenge for restorative dentistry. Despite having varied types of commercially available posts, none of them meet all the ideal biological and mechanical properties. In this context a “Biological Post” serves as a homologous recipe for intraradicularrehabilitation of a fractured endodontically treated tooth by virtue of its biomimetic property. This case report addresses the esthetic and functional restoration of a fractured, endodontically treated maxillary central incisor in a young patient, through the preparation and adhesive cementation of a “Biological Post” made from a freshly extracted, intact human canine. The use of biological post can be considered as a novel alternative technique for the rehabilitation of an extensively damaged tooth.
Biological dentin post, Biomimetic post, Fractured incisor, Intraradicular rehabilitation