title: [The restoration of endodontically treated teeth. A literature study of the mechanical behavior of post-core restorations].
abstract: Rapid developments in dental health and science have resulted in an increasing number of teeth receiving post and core restoration. The dentist can choose from a wide range of restoration-modalities. Success or failure of these restorations largely depends on their ability to meet functional demands. This article presents a review of the literature on the mechanical behaviour of post-core restorations, as it is determined by functional forces, shape of the tooth and restoration and properties of the materials the construction encorporates. Some attention is drawn to the importance of failure characteristics in view of re-restoration possibilities. As a conclusion some guide-lines for the use of post and core restorations in the general dental practice are formulated.
authors.affiliation: Uit de vakgroep Cariologie en Endodontologie, Faculteit der Medische Wetenschappen, van de Katholieke Universiteit te Nijmegen.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Huysmans
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Plasschaert
mesh_terms: D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011176:Post and Core Technique / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome