RATIONALE OF POST ENDODONTIC RESTORATION

Introduction

Historical perspective

Causes of tooth fracture

Treatment planning

Post systems

Evidence based practice

Principles of tooth preparation

Core

Corono-radicular restoration

Restoration of resected root

Over dentures

Conclusion

Metal pivot retention similar to Richman’s Crown

Dental Physiology and Surgery, written by Sir John Tomes in 1849. Tomes’s post length and diameter conform closely to today’s principles in fabricating posts

minimal efforts to clean, shape, and obturate

Wooden post associated with swelling &pain. But allowed escape of “morbid humors.”