TECHNIQUE TO REPAIR IATROGENICALLY-DAMAGED ROOTS DURING POST CANAL PREPARATION USING RESIN COMPOSITE AND OPTIC FIBRE POSTS

Authors

  • Lui Joo Loon

Keywords:

post crown, repair, iatrogenically, damage root, reinforcement, resin composite, optic glass fibre post, aesthetics

Abstract

During post crown restoration, the preparation ofthe post canal can be fraught with difficultiesresulting in widening, gouging and transportation ofthe post canal; sometimes with near root perforation.A technique is described to repair such iatrogenicallydamaged internal root canal walls using reinforcingresin composite and optic glass fibre posts. The rootdentine, resin composite and glass fibres, havingsimilar moduli of elasticity, will result in a repairedroot with a ‘monolithic’ structure and possessingnumerous desirable characteristics. This repairtechnique can easily be carried out in one sitting atthe chairside thereby allowing the continuedserviceability of the iatrogenically compromisedroot-filled tooth.

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Published

2018-06-30

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2007)

Section

Original/Research Article

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