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Volume 7 Issue 7 (July, 2019)

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Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of the Cast Metal Post and the Glass Fiber Post
Neeraj Sharma, Prabhat Mandhotra, Sandeep Gupta, Shilpa Kumari

Background: The primary objective of a post is to retain the coronal restoration in an endodontically treated tooth that has suffered an extensive loss of crown structure. Present study was done to evaluate comparatively the efficacy of the cast metal post and the glass fiber post. Material and Methods: The study was conducted on 50 root canal treated teeth and all the patients were indicated for the post and core systems. The patients of age group of 18‑30 years were selected for the study. Patients with nonvital or discoloured teeth with cervical and middle third crown fracture, teeth with healthy periodontal status and occlusion with sufficient over jet and over bite , teeth with complete root formation and without any anatomic variation were included in the study. Patients’ aged above 30 years with mobility of the tooth, crown fracture, and periodontal status were excluded from the study. The radiological evaluation parameters were root fracture, crown fracture, periapical status, and adaptation of the posts in the root canal. The statistical analyses were performed with SPSS statistical software (SPSS version 22.0; SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL., USA) and p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The results of study indicate that more number of failures was noted in patients whose teeth restored with the metal post as compared to those of the fiber post, both clinically as well as radiographically. Conclusion: Our study concluded that the fiber post retained crown restoration had lesser chances of failures as compared to a metal post.
Key words: cast metal post, glass fiber post, crown fracture.

Received: 15 April, 2019                                 Revised:  26 June 2019                  Accepted: 27 June 2019

Corresponding author: Dr. Neeraj Sharma, Reader, Dept. of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar, Himachal Pradesh, India
                                                                                 
This article may be cited as: Sharma N, Mandhotra P, Gupta S, Kumari S. Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of the Cast Metal Post and the Glass Fiber Post. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(7): 140-142.

 
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