Factors influencing the removal of posts.

AIM To determine whether metal type, cement type and the use of ultrasonic vibration influence the amount of tensile force required to remove parallel-sided, prefabricated, metal posts from tooth roots. METHODOLOGY Ninety extracted canine teeth were sectioned horizontally 1-mm coronal to the labial cemento-enamel junction and embedded in acrylic blocks. Standardized post spaces were prepared with a ParaPost no. 5 (1.25 mm) drill to 10 mm and ParaPost XP no. 5 stainless steel and titanium posts were cemented using zinc phosphate, glass ionomer or composite resin cement. Sixty posts were subjected to 16 min of ultrasonic vibration whilst 30 stainless steel posts received no vibration. The force required for post removal was determined using a universal testing machine. Results were analysed using univariate anova. RESULTS The univariate anova revealed no statistically significant differences between the groups at the P = 0.05 level. CONCLUSIONS In this in vitro experiment, metal type, cement type and ultrasonic vibration did not influence the force required to remove posts.

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