Placing a Post and Core
A tooth can break either because of a severe fracture or a severe case of tooth decay. Many times when this happens, too much of the tooth’s mass is lost and the tooth cannot support a dental crown. In the pasts, dentists would extract such a tooth, but this no longer has to be the only option. Today, placing a post and core can save a tooth and allow it to support a cosmetic dental crown.
A post and core uses a metal post and cosmetic dental filling material to replace missing tooth mass.
A dental post can only be placed in a tooth that has undergone root canal treatment. The cosmetic dental material, known as the core, then flows around the post and hardens to create new surface area that can support a crown.
Houston cosmetic dentists place post and cores only when more than 50 percent of the original crown has been lost. The majority of these dental posts are made of biofriendly, stainless steel titanium. Some, however, are made from metal free carbon fiber posts.
To place a post and core, your cosmetic dentist will first perform a root canal on your tooth. This removes all infection from beneath the gum line and extracts the dead roots as well. Your dentists will use a special hand tool called a dental file to shape the tooth interior. The dental post is then custom-made to fit then center of this hollowed-out space, then positioned and cemented in place.
After the placement of the dental post, your cosmetic dentist then applies the core material made from cosmetic dental bonding material. When the material is applied, it is semi-liquid in nature and quickly adapts to the contours of your tooth interior.
When the core hardens, your dentist shapes it so it can support a dental crown, and he or she takes impressions of all of your teeth. These impressions are sent to a lab, which uses them to custom-fit a crown for that particular tooth. When the material hardens, the dentist then shapes it so it can be fitted with a dental crown. He or she also takes impressions of the teeth. These impressions are sent to a lab, which uses them to custom-fit a crown to that particular tooth.
A temporary crown will be placed on your tooth in the meantime to protect your dental post and core. When the permanent crown is ready, you will return to our office for a second appointment and be fitted with your permanent crown.
The benefit to this procedure is it allows you to save a tooth that otherwise would be lost. Other benefits include providing added support to overall tooth structure, a much better anchor for supporting a dental crown, and better retention of the dental crown itself after it has been placed.
A post and core uses a metal post and cosmetic dental filling material to replace missing tooth mass.
A dental post can only be placed in a tooth that has undergone root canal treatment. The cosmetic dental material, known as the core, then flows around the post and hardens to create new surface area that can support a crown.
Houston cosmetic dentists place post and cores only when more than 50 percent of the original crown has been lost. The majority of these dental posts are made of biofriendly, stainless steel titanium. Some, however, are made from metal free carbon fiber posts.
To place a post and core, your cosmetic dentist will first perform a root canal on your tooth. This removes all infection from beneath the gum line and extracts the dead roots as well. Your dentists will use a special hand tool called a dental file to shape the tooth interior. The dental post is then custom-made to fit then center of this hollowed-out space, then positioned and cemented in place.
After the placement of the dental post, your cosmetic dentist then applies the core material made from cosmetic dental bonding material. When the material is applied, it is semi-liquid in nature and quickly adapts to the contours of your tooth interior.
When the core hardens, your dentist shapes it so it can support a dental crown, and he or she takes impressions of all of your teeth. These impressions are sent to a lab, which uses them to custom-fit a crown for that particular tooth. When the material hardens, the dentist then shapes it so it can be fitted with a dental crown. He or she also takes impressions of the teeth. These impressions are sent to a lab, which uses them to custom-fit a crown to that particular tooth.
A temporary crown will be placed on your tooth in the meantime to protect your dental post and core. When the permanent crown is ready, you will return to our office for a second appointment and be fitted with your permanent crown.
The benefit to this procedure is it allows you to save a tooth that otherwise would be lost. Other benefits include providing added support to overall tooth structure, a much better anchor for supporting a dental crown, and better retention of the dental crown itself after it has been placed.
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