Stefan Dačić

Medical facultY, clinic of stoMatologY, dePartMent of dental PatologY and endodontologY,
niš, serbia, serbia and Montenegro

The aim of this article was to discuss benefites of prefabricated metal posts than custom-cast post and core procedures in restauration of pulpless teeth. The post function in endodontically treated teeth, post materials, shape, and surface configuration, lenght and diametar of posts, as well as post cementing materials have been described. Industrial metal posts can be adapted to canals. It is posible to place two posts in molars and premolars with divergent roots. To incrise retention of the posts to the root’s dentin it was suggested that metal posts could be cemented with resin cements.

Key words: pulpal pins, pulples teeth