Root fracture in endodontically treated teeth related to post selection and crown design.

Standardized plastic analogues simulating an endodontically treated maxillary central incisor root were used to investigate the resistance to root fracture in endodontically treated teeth. Three different post and core systems were used: (1) cast post and core, (2) Para-Post Plus post, and (3) Flexi-Post post. The core build-up material selected in this study was Ketac Silver material, after which a crown preparation was made on each analogue. Two types of preparations were used: a wide chamfer margin (butt-joint) and a wide chamfer margin with a 1.0 mm circumferential bevel. An overcasting was fabricated and was permanently cemented on each preparation. Assemblies were subjected to an increasing lingual oblique force until fracture occurred. Results were tabulated using the analysis of variance (F test) and Student's t test. Beveled preparations with a concomitant final restoration provided a significant increased resistance to root fracture. Furthermore, vertical fracture occurred twice as often with nonbeveled preparations.

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