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Volume 7 Issue 8 (August, 2019)

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A comparison between fiber post and metal post in root canal treated tooth
Kamaljeet Singh Sehdave, Deepak Punhani, Nikhil Verma

Background: The root canal treated teeth with thin remaining radicular dentin thickness are predisposed to fracture therefore they require the diligent selection and the execution of endodontic post treatment. The aim of the study was to compare the fiber post and metal posts in root canal treated tooth.  Material and methods: The present study involves 50 patients indicated for the post and core systems which were visited the department during the period of 6 months. The patients of either sex between the age group of 18-30 years were included in the study. After clinical and radiological examination, the selected cases were randomly divided into two groups:

  • Group I: Cast metal post group – 25 teeth were restored with the prefabricated cast metal posts
  • Group II: Glass fiber post group – 25 root canal treated teeth were restored with the prefabricated glass fiber posts

The treated patients were recalled after an interval of 6 months for clinical and radiological evaluations. The clinical parameters of evaluation were debonding at the post/core and the tooth inter phase (marginal integrity), the mobility of the tooth, crown fracture, and periodontal status. The radiological evaluation parameters were root fracture, crown fracture, periapical status, and adaptation of the posts in the root canal. The results were calculated and analyzed with the help of IBM SPSS Statistics 20 (IBM Inc., Chicago, USA), using Student's t-test. Results: In our study total patients were 50 in which 25 patients were in each group. Marginal integrity was present in 3 patients in group I whereas in Group II it was absent. Mobility of the crown was present in 4 patients whereas in group II it was present in 2 patients. Crown fracture was present in 2 patients whereas in group II it was absent. Periodontal pathology was absent in both Group I and Group II. Root fracture was present in 4 patients in Group I but absent in Group II. Crown fracture was present in 2 patients in Group I but absent in Group II.  Periapical status was good in both the group i.e. Group I and Group II. Adapatation of post in the canal was poor in 3 patients in Group I whereas it was poor in 1 patient in Group II. Conclusion: The results of our study concluded that prefabricated fibre post were better than prefabricated metal post.
Keywords: fibre post, metal post, marginal integrity.

Received: 13 March, 2019                                         Revised:  22 April 2019                             Accepted: 25 April 2019

Corresponding Author: Dr. Kamaljeet Singh Sehdave, Reader,  Conservative Dentistry, Geetanjali Dental College & Research Institute, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India;

This article may be cited as: Sehdave KS, Punhani D, Verma N. A comparison between fiber post and metal post in root canal treated tooth. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(8): 191-193.

 
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