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Root canal retained restorations: 1. General considerations and custom-made cast posts and cores. 1990

D H Edmunds, and P M Dummer

Dental School, University of Wales College of Medecine, Cardiff.

The first article in this series reviews general considerations relating to the use of root canal retained restorations. The authors discuss factors affecting retention, the arguments for cast versus wrought posts, reinforcement of the tooth, and treatment planning. Clinical procedures for constructing custom-made cast posts and cores, using direct and indirect techniques, are also described. The three subsequent articles will deal with threaded and unthreaded prefabricated post-and-core systems, and root-face attachments for the retention of complete and partial overdentures.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011176	Post and Core Technique	Use of a metal casting, usually with a post in the pulp or root canal, designed to support and retain an artificial crown.	Dental Dowels,Dental Dowel,Dowel, Dental,Dowels, Dental,Post Technic,Post Technique,Post and Core Technic,Post-Core Technic,Post Technics,Post Techniques,Post-Core Technics,Technic, Post,Technic, Post-Core,Technics, Post,Technics, Post-Core,Technique, Post,Techniques, Post
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012390	Root Canal Therapy	A treatment modality in endodontics concerned with the therapy of diseases of the dental pulp. For preparatory procedures, ROOT CANAL PREPARATION is available.	Therapy, Root Canal,Canal Therapies, Root,Canal Therapy, Root,Root Canal Therapies,Therapies, Root Canal