International Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

Split Post and Core: A systematic approach to restore grossly decayed teeth

  • Author:
  • Lakshya Kumar1,, Sunit kumar Jurel1, Niraj Mishra1, Akanksha Yadav2, Durga Shanker Gupta3
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 224 to 228

1MDS, Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, C.S.M Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

2PG Student, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, B.B.D College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

3MDS, Reader, Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and research centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

*Correspondence to: Dr. Sunit Kumar Jurel, 09453604322, Email: dentistmj1110@yahoo.co.in

Online published on 5 July, 2013.

Abstract

A grossly decayed tooth sometime poses difficulty in fabrication of FDP, The post core is often required to gain support from the remaining tooth structure, In a multirooted tooth where more then one root were used as support the path of insertion of post is difficult, in those cases a custom split post and core has to be fabricated. This case report describes a simple and scientific multidisciplinary approach towards management of grossly decayed tooth. The technique seems to be effective for extensively damaged teeth that lack sufficient tooth structure to create an adequate ferrule of 1.5 to 2 mm for the final crown.

Keywords

Split post-core, metal try-in, porcelain try-in