title: Post and core fabrication beneath an existing crown.
abstract: A technique has been described for constructing a post and core for a tooth fractured prior to insertion of a fixed partial denture. In selected patients, this method of repair offers an acceptable alternative to a more costly and time-consuming refabrication of a fixed prosthesis.
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003779:Denture Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy