Factors influencing the removal of posts.
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether metal type, cement type and the use of ultrasonic vibration influence the amount of tensile force required to remove parallel-sided, prefabricated, metal posts from tooth roots.


METHODS
Ninety extracted canine teeth were sectioned horizontally 1-mm coronal to the labial cemento-enamel junction and embedded in acrylic blocks. Standardized post spaces were prepared with a ParaPost no. 5 (1.25 mm) drill to 10 mm and ParaPost XP no. 5 stainless steel and titanium posts were cemented using zinc phosphate, glass ionomer or composite resin cement. Sixty posts were subjected to 16 min of ultrasonic vibration whilst 30 stainless steel posts received no vibration. The force required for post removal was determined using a universal testing machine. Results were analysed using univariate anova.


RESULTS
The univariate anova revealed no statistically significant differences between the groups at the P = 0.05 level.


CONCLUSIONS
In this in vitro experiment, metal type, cement type and ultrasonic vibration did not influence the force required to remove posts.
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003481:Cuspid; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D017005:Dental Debonding; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D011176:Post and Core Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation; D013193:Stainless Steel / Q000737:chemistry; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014732:Vibration; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement / Q000737:chemistry
D003188:Composite Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003738:Dental Cements; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D019279:Resin Cements; D013193:Stainless Steel; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement; D014025:Titanium