Fiber Optic Post and Core for Restoration of Mutilated Single Rooted Teeth — A Case Report

Successful functional and esthetic restoration of grossly decayed, fractured tooth with minimal coronal tooth structure is a challenging endeavor. Long term prognosis depends upon amount of remaining tooth structure. The tooth with at least 2mm of remaining tooth structure above gums has good prognosis. Every effort should be made to save as much of the coronal tooth structure to increase survival rate of endodontically treated teeth. The type of technique used to restore these teeth depends on the type of tooth and amount of remaining tooth structure. Prefabricated post systems and custom cast post can be used to restore such teeth. This article presents a technique for using fiber optic post and core build up for single rooted maxillary central and lateral incisors with light cured restorative material.