Restoration of the endodontically treated posterior tooth

Restoration of the Endodontically Treated Tooth

Restoration for the endodontically treated tooth.

It has been the purpose of this article to provide a rationale for the restoration of endodontically treated teeth. Treatment recommendations have been made in the areas of post design, placement technique, cements, core materials, and definitive restorations, based on a review of the clinical and laboratory data.

Restoration of Endodontically Treated Tooth- Concepts and Techniques

The extraction of grossly decayed teeth with least remaining tooth structure has now become the history. With advances in the field of dentistry, teeth formerly considered for extraction are now being saved. However, it is clear that significant reconstruction is often required, and evident that a wide variety of ways exist to achieve this. The longevity of endodontically involved teeth has bee...

Restoration of endodontically treated teeth

The restoration of endodontically treated teeth is one of the most challenging situations of the dentist s̀ clinical practice, because it involves procedures related to several areas, such as Endodontics, Operative Dentistry, and Prosthetics. These restorations aim to replace the structures lost during endodontic surgery and access to both the pulp chamber and root canal system during the instru...

The restoration of endodontically treated teeth.

Procedure Following nonsurgical root canal treatment, a post space is created in the root canal by careful removal of the coronal canal obturating material. A sufficient amount of material must be retained in the apical portion of the canal to maintain an adequate apical seal. A custom or proprietary post is fitted and cemented into the root canal for core retention. The post should be passivel...