title: Survival of Composite Resin Restorations of severely Decayed Primary Anterior Teeth retained by Glass Fiber Posts or Reversed-orientated Metal Posts.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to compare the survival of composite resin restorations retained by glass fiber posts or reversed-orientated (upside-down) metal posts in severely decayed primary anterior teeth after 6, 12, and 18 months.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of forty-four 3- to 5-year-old children with bilateral severely decayed primary maxillary canines were included. Patients were treated under general anesthesia. After pulpectomy, an intracanal post was seated in the primary maxillary canine on each side: either a glass fiber post or a metallic post in reversed orientation and teeth restored with light-cured composite. Survival rate of each technique was evaluated at predetermined follow-ups and data were analyzed with McNemar's test (α = 0.05).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The difference in survival of restorations retained by two types of posts was not statistically significant in clinical and radiographical evaluations after 6, 12, and 18 months. The survival rate of reversed-orientated metal and glass fiber posts after 18 months was 81.1 and 67.6% respectively (p = 0.14).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reversed-orientated metal post did not show lower clinical survival compared with glass fiber posts in 18-month follow-up. Hence, reversed-orientated metal post can be considered as a potential method to obtain retention for composite restorations in severely decayed primary anterior teeth. How to cite this article: Vafaei A, Ranjkesh B, L0vschall H, Erfanparast L, Jafarabadi MA, Oskouei SG, Isidor F. Survival of Composite Resin Restorations of severely Decayed Primary Anterior Teeth retained by Glass Fiber Posts or Reversed-orientated Metal Posts. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2016;9(2):109-113.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, East-Azarbayjan, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vafaei
authors.affiliation: Fellow, Section of Dental Pathology, Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Department of Dentistry, Aarhus University-Health, Midtjylland, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Bahram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ranjkesh
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Section of Dental Pathology, Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Department of Dentistry, Aarhus University-Health, Midtjylland, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lovschall
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, East-Azarbayjan, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Erfanparast
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, East-Azarbayjan, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Jafarabadi
authors.affiliation: Dentist, School of Dentistry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences East-Azarbayjan, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Sina Ghertasi
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Oskouei
authors.affiliation: Professor, Section of Prosthetic Dentistry, Department of Dentistry Aarhus University-Health, Midtjylland, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Flemming
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Isidor
keywords: Deciduous teeth; Dental restoration failure; Glass fiber post; Reversed-orientated prefabricated metal post; Survival.