Figure 1
(a) Intra-oral photograph showing a tooth with a core (*), which is the only visible part of the post-and-core restoration during treatment, prior to coverage with a crown. (b) Radiograph of a similar tooth in which the core (*) is seen beneath an artificial crown, supported by a fibreglass post (white arrow) that is cemented into the disinfected and sealed (white arrowhead) root canal. (Clinical photographs courtesy of Drs Nestor Tzimpoulas and Wesley Thé, The Netherlands.) |