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Adhesion to Root Dentin: A Challenging Task

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Restoration of Root Canal-Treated Teeth

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The treatment of severely destroyed teeth involves quite often the placement of a fiberglass post into the root canal space as a means of retention for the final restorative procedure. The bonding of fiberglass posts into the root canal is a very challenging task in which several factors may influence the final outcome. This chapter summarizes (1) the several limiting factors that require the clinician’s expertise to minimize bonding failures and (2) suggestions to overcome these limitations in a clinical setting.

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  1. Department of Restorative Dentistry, State University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil

    Alessandra Reis & Alessandro Dourado Loguercio

  2. Department of Operative Dentistry and Preventive Dentistry, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Kerstin Bitter

  3. Department of Restorative Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Jorge Perdigão

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Reis, A., Loguercio, A.D., Bitter, K., Perdigão, J. (2016). Adhesion to Root Dentin: A Challenging Task. In: Perdigão, J. (eds) Restoration of Root Canal-Treated Teeth. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15401-5_7

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