title: A retrospective study of pre-fabricated carbon fibre root canal posts.
abstract: Although pre-fabricated carbon fibre posts have been used during the past decade clinical evaluations of the technique are still few. Using dental records and radiographs the clinical performance of 65 pre-fabricated carbon fibre posts (Composipost and Endopost) placed in 48 patients who regularly visited a general practice were evaluated in the present study. After an average time of 2.3 +/- 0.8 years (median 2.1 years, range 1-4.9 years) of clinical service the failure rate was 3%. Failure occurred in one tooth with a single crown restoration and in one tooth that was part of a cantilever fixed partial denture. Although the failure rate is lower than those mostly reported for metallic posts and cores more clinical studies are necessary to assess the suitability of pre-fabricated carbon fibre posts for routine use as an alternative to individually cast posts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Materials Science, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. Sven-Olof.Hedlund@odont.umu.se
authors.forename: S-O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Hedlund
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sjögren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002244:Carbon / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D003481:Cuspid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008963:Molar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D000077482:Carbon Fiber; D003764:Dental Materials; D002244:Carbon