title: Adaptation of a prefabricated post to dentin.
abstract: The adaptation of an inventive prefabricated post and core to dentin is presented as part of a series of research reports. The authors suggest that the imaginative design of the split shaft and its telescoping or collapsible apex reduces stress and the finely threaded shaft improves retention.
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D003738:Dental Cements; D003804:Dentin / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003779:Denture Design; D006801:Humans; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements