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Filling a tooth cavity after a root canal is usually the next thing to do, but it is not always obvious. In cases where teeth have been greatly impacted by the infection, immediate filling becomes uncertain due to lack of sufficient dental wall for support. In remedy to this, fiber post applications are administered.
Fiber post application is the placement of screw-like rods known as “posts” in the root canal so as to support the crown. This process is practiced when the tooth wall is insufficient to contain filling, but tooth roots are still intact. This application increases support and resistance in both root and crown, for an efficient tooth restoration.
After your root canal procedure, if there is little to no tooth wall left to favor filling, your dentist will consider implanting a fiber post.
This fiber post consists of a metallic rod implanted in the tooth root, which extends to the position of the eroded crown. Here, it will serve as support for the rebuild of eroded walls. Once rebuilt, the canal will then be filled with ceramic mixture, thus terminating your root canal procedure.
The use of posts to compensate for tooth walls helps save your teeth. It prevents dental specialists from having to extract your tooth, thus saving you from being edentulous. Although they could always be replaced with implants, it is always a good option to save natural teeth when possible.
By strengthening the crown, fibers give way for the dentist to actually fill the cavity. By doing this, it creates an unconducive environment for bacterial development.
Having been eroded by bacteria, infected teeth tend to be very vulnerable. Fiber post treatment not only replaces eroded particles, but also provides extra support to the crown and tooth root. In turn, treated teeth become stronger, durable and more reliable.
Nowadays, fiber posts are made out of tooth-colored and translucent materials such as zirconium. These materials are tailored to match the color of your existing teeth, so there’s little to no noticeable difference between them.
With an average of 65% fiber content, carbon fiber posts check the solidity box. They are made of carbon fiber bundles, paired with composite mixtures for uniformity during filling. For extra solidity, carbon fiber posts are reinforced with epoxy resins so as to be sure they’ll never fail you.
Glass fiber pots merge the strength of carbon fiber posts, with the esthetic render of glass, for a way more esthetic render. Their incredible similarity with the natural dentin makes them work in uniformity and without stress transfer. Equally bearing an average of 65% fiber content fused in composite mixtures, uniformity during cavity filling is met.
Usually the most recommended post type, quartz fiber posts are full of amazing properties. They are white and opaque with excellent light transmission properties, so they will give an extremely esthetic render. Easy to mount and unmount, quartz fiber posts are made of pre-stretched quartz fibers and epoxy polymer matrices braided together. Overall, quartz fiber posts are strong and flexible, and work in perfect unison with the dentin.
Known for their great esthetics and biocompatibility, these posts are ideal for restoration of eroded tooth walls. Their light transmission and opaque properties, merged with their stain resistance makes them ideal for tooth restoration.
Fiber post treatment is mostly done after a root canal treatment, when available teeth walls don’t favor filling. As a remedy to such cases, fiber posts are implanted to the tooth root. These wires or screw-like posts will provide the crown with the lacking support needed, so the dentist can fill the cavity.
prices do vary depending on the type of post used, as well as the amount of tooth wall available. For this reason, we encourage you to book a free consultation with our dental specialists.
During your consultation with us, our dental specialists will assess damage incurred by teeth. Once it is all done, you will receive detailed information and explanations on which post types are needed, as well as overall price.
FAQ
No pain is inflicted during the procedure. However, in some cases, local anaesthesia may be applied to avoid the possibility of pain. After the first session, temporary laminates are attached in order to protect the teeth until the permanent veneers attachment. Therefore, the patient, not to mention that the issue of tooth sensitivity is avoided, experiences no esthetic problem.
• People with lower jaw extending forward
• People with malocclusion
• People with insufficient gums
• Patients with advanced fluorosis (it will cause an advanced discolouration. Additionally, it prevents a strong attachment of the laminate).
• People with bruxism and other harmful habits should not have laminate veneers or should firstly deal with these problems.
To apply acrown, all around the tooth 2 mm of enamel have to be removed. In porcelain laminate veneers, only front 0.3-1 mm is enough to attach them.
Due to a large number of bacteria living in the oral cavity, all restoration procedures bring an increased risk of tooth decay. You can increase the lifespan of your laminates and avoid complications by taking care of your oral hygiene and keeping your teeth and veneers possibly clean. In order to achieve that, do not neglect your routine oral care (toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss, and interdental brush) and visits to your dentist’s office.
During the first visit to the doctor’s office measurements are taken from the patient’s mouth. Using the acquired tooth model a mock-up model is prepared in the laboratory using a special material. In this way, doctor and patient, can make changes according to their wishes and decide how the final aesthetic effect should look like.
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