title: Pins, dowels, and other retentive devices in posterior teeth.
abstract: Devices used to increase retention of restorations to severely damaged posterior teeth are described, with an emphasis on pins and dowels. Advantages and disadvantages of different techniques and measures to help prevent and correct problems are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, Oklahoma City.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jacobi
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Shillingburg
mesh_terms: D001641:Bicuspid; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003772:Dental Pins; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003801:Dental Veneers; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar; D011176:Post and Core Technique / Q000295:instrumentation*