Are posts mandatory for the restoration of endodontically treated teeth?

Endodontics and Dental Traumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 59-63

  Stockton, L ^a   Lavelle, C L B ^a   Suzuki, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endodontic therapy; Evidence based dentistry; Posts

Indexed keywords

ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INJURY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TOOTH ROOT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CROWNS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS RETENTION; HUMANS; POST AND CORE TECHNIQUE; PROGNOSIS; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0032041958     PISSN: 01092502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.1998.tb00810.x     Document Type: Article

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