Open AccessA Custom Made Post and Core Technique for Restoring Badly Broken Mandibular Posterior Tooth: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Manjeev Guragain,
S.R.B. Mathema,
Surendra Maharjan,
Sanjay Kumar Sah
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of nepalese prosthodontic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2616-0021
pISSN - 2616-0013
DOI - 10.3126/jnprossoc.v1i2.23870
Subject(s) - coronal plane , post and core , molar , dentistry , core (optical fiber) , mandibular molar , orthodontics , mandibular first molar , medicine , materials science , anatomy , crown (dentistry) , composite material
The successful treatment of a badly broken tooth depends both on good endodontic therapy and prosthetic reconstruction of the tooth. Molars with almost total coronal destruction can be salvaged by the use of customized post and core. A number of methods have been suggested for making a cast post and core using two or more of the canals to increase retention of the prosthesis. This case report discusses a method to restore a structurally compromised, endodontically treated mandibular first molar using a customized cast post and core.