Avaliação clínica do emprego de pinos de fibra de carbono em dentes tratados endodonticamente após dois anos de acompanhamento

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of carbon fiber posts and composite resin cores in the restoration of endodonticaly treated teeth, after two years of clinical use. Patients being treated at the Dentistry Clinic of UFMG´s Dental School, from March to September 2010 were invited to participate in a clinical trial. All of the clinical procedures were executed by students in the 5ft, 6th or 7th semester of Dental School. Data was collected during the execution of the procedures by filling a Intra-Radicular Post Placement Protocol, witch gathered information about the technique that was used to the prepare the post placement space, the type of post, the post and substrat treatment, the type of cement that was used and the type of material used for core build-up. Patients were recalled two years after initial treatment and were clinically and radiographically examined by one observer. No direct failures to post or core were observed in any of the 29 patients examined, the type of cement used for post luting did not affect the final results. This shows the success of the studied procedure for short term use.