Open AccessFracture resistance of endodontically treated permanent anterior teeth restored with three different esthetic post systems: An in vitro study
Author(s) -
Ameet J Kurthukoti,
Jaya Paul,
Kapil Gandhi,
D. Bheemalingeswara Rao
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.165675
Subject(s) - dentin , dentistry , post and core , anterior teeth , stereo microscope , maxillary central incisor , universal testing machine , coronal plane , tooth fracture , fracture (geology) , materials science , enamel paint , radiodensity , orthodontics , medicine , crown (dentistry) , composite material , ultimate tensile strength , surgery , radiography , radiology
Esthetic coronal reconstruction of fractured anterior teeth is often performed using intra radicular posts. Most of the commonly used commercially esthetic post systems do not exhibit similar physical properties as dentin resulting in failures.