title: Use of a tooth-colored post for anterior restorations.
abstract: The restoration of endodontically treated teeth is still a challenge to the general dentist.  Extensive caries or traumatic fracture may result in insufficient coronal tooth structure remaining to support a core. The introduction of fiber post systems in the 1990s has provided dentists with new options for the restoration of the pulpless tooth.  This clinical article demonstrates the use of a fiber post and a composite buildup material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Perdigão
authors.forename: Anamaria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D003116:Color; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003442:Crowns; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry; D019553:Tooth, Nonvital / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; C075815:IPS-Empress ceramic; D019279:Resin Cements; D012821:Silanes; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D002244:Carbon