Placing a Dental Post and Core
If one of your teeth breaks because of decay or fracture, there is not enough mass left to place a dental crown on it. This does not mean, however, that the tooth has to be pulled. Houston cosmetic dentists can restore the tooth using a post and crown.
A post is placed inside of the tooth and a filling material, called a core, is placed around it. The post helps anchor the core to the teeth and is more sophisticated than a dental core. A dental core can be placed in any tooth, but because a post and core is more sophisticated and more stable, it can only be placed in a tooth that has undergone a root canal.
Your dentist will probably recommend a post and core if more than half of your tooth’s crown portion has been lost. In this situation, you have to have the post to anchor the core in place. If more than fifty percent of your tooth crown remains however, a standard dental core may be all you need.
The dental post is made of stainless steel titanium and will not harm your mouth or cause infection in any way. Your Houston cosmetic dentist may also use a metal free carbon fiber post. This depends on your body chemistry and the condition of your teeth, mouth, etc.
Placing a post and core
The first step in placing a post is performing root canal therapy on your tooth. The dentist has to do this in order to get rid of the infection and shape the root canal to receive the post.
We will then use a special tool called a dental file to create a post space at the top of the root canal. This space will follow a path in the filling material that was placed during the tooth's root canal treatment. Then we take a post that is specifically sized to match this prepared space and cement it in place.
Once we secured the post, a dental core (made of cosmetic dental restorative material) will be placed around and over its exposed end. Both the natural toot structure and the post will work together to anchor this material in place.
The Post and core procedure
Once the cosmetic dental material has hardened, we shape it so it can receive and support a dental crown. After that, we take an impression of your teeth so that the dental lab will be able to custom-craft a crown that will precisely match your tooth.
You will need a temporary crown while we wait for the lab to finish making your crown. This will protect your tooth and keep it in alignment with other teeth. Be sure to take care of your temporary and call us immediately if you have any problems, or if it somehow falls out.
When you come back for your next appointment we will remove the temporary crown and replace it with a permanent crown.
The benefits of a post and core
Placing a post and core has great benefits. These include:
A post is placed inside of the tooth and a filling material, called a core, is placed around it. The post helps anchor the core to the teeth and is more sophisticated than a dental core. A dental core can be placed in any tooth, but because a post and core is more sophisticated and more stable, it can only be placed in a tooth that has undergone a root canal.
Your dentist will probably recommend a post and core if more than half of your tooth’s crown portion has been lost. In this situation, you have to have the post to anchor the core in place. If more than fifty percent of your tooth crown remains however, a standard dental core may be all you need.
The dental post is made of stainless steel titanium and will not harm your mouth or cause infection in any way. Your Houston cosmetic dentist may also use a metal free carbon fiber post. This depends on your body chemistry and the condition of your teeth, mouth, etc.
Placing a post and core
The first step in placing a post is performing root canal therapy on your tooth. The dentist has to do this in order to get rid of the infection and shape the root canal to receive the post.
We will then use a special tool called a dental file to create a post space at the top of the root canal. This space will follow a path in the filling material that was placed during the tooth's root canal treatment. Then we take a post that is specifically sized to match this prepared space and cement it in place.
Once we secured the post, a dental core (made of cosmetic dental restorative material) will be placed around and over its exposed end. Both the natural toot structure and the post will work together to anchor this material in place.
The Post and core procedure
Once the cosmetic dental material has hardened, we shape it so it can receive and support a dental crown. After that, we take an impression of your teeth so that the dental lab will be able to custom-craft a crown that will precisely match your tooth.
You will need a temporary crown while we wait for the lab to finish making your crown. This will protect your tooth and keep it in alignment with other teeth. Be sure to take care of your temporary and call us immediately if you have any problems, or if it somehow falls out.
When you come back for your next appointment we will remove the temporary crown and replace it with a permanent crown.
The benefits of a post and core
Placing a post and core has great benefits. These include:
- Support for remaining teeth
- A better anchor for a crowned tooth that has undergone a root canal
- Reliable crown retention for years to come
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