title: After endo, what supports the crown?
abstract: There are two causes of common failures in posts and implants: retention and stress distribution. Implants that were smooth metal cylinders have today become threaded metal cylinders. By using one additional hand-operated instrument, the thread cutter and an additional five minutes of time, a rigid, threaded, metal post can be placed in the root canal to support the remaining coronal dentine. The tooth can frequently be rebuilt as a single unit or a bridge abutment to last for as long as the bone supports the root. To thread or not to thread, was that the question?
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Kurer
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000473:pathology; D003804:Dentin / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008963:Molar; D011176:Post and Core Technique / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D019231:Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials