Re: Fibre Posts

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 18:05:35 GMT, "Charlie Oster via MedKB.com"
<forum@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>The fundamentals of restoring endodontically treated teeth are something we
>all know: conservation of tooth structure, adequate post length (if you use
>a post) good post fit, anti-rotation, ferrule. Most important element,
>from the viewpoint of longevity of the restoration, is ferrule.
>
>Which post material one uses is not very important, with the exception that
>there seems to be some evidence (there ain't much) showing that custom (not
>prefab) zirconia posts w/ceramic core might be a bad idea.

Whoa!

Dump the ferrule. It is responsible for most of the crowns which snap
off at the gingival crest
...
Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S.
Troy, Michigan, USA

I am writing on a Tablet-PC,so forgive me if the PC misreads my handwriting.
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