A dental post is a screw or rod that strengthens a tooth after it has had a root canal. A root canal removes the nerves, blood vessels & damaged tissue build up from inside a tooth but can leave it weaker than before unless support is added with a post & crown. Without a post the tooth may become loose or even fracture. When done correctly a post-and-core restores the stability & longevity of the tooth.

Posts can be made from metals like gold or titanium, or from ceramic materials such as zirconia. They can also be pre-made & placed directly in the tooth or fabricated in a laboratory before being cemented in at the time of treatment. If a prefabricated post is used then the dentist can complete the entire treatment in one appointment.

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The dentist will prepare the tooth by cleaning & shaping the space for the post, ensuring that there is sufficient room to place a core filling & crown. X-rays will be taken to confirm the position of the post & ensure that it is in line with the canal.

When the ‘core’ is placed it will be packed with a dual-cure self-etch adhesive (Futurabond DC) to ensure maximum bonding. This is followed by a radiopaque putty & light cured for 10 seconds to seal the core & surrounding dentin. The core is then finished with a composite or porcelain crown, colour matched to the remaining tooth structure. At VC Dental we use ceramic ‘ monolithic’ CAD/CAM crowns, which are milled from a single block of ceramic material, meaning that the core & post are a unified structure resulting in an exceptionally strong and long-lasting restoration.

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