Restoration after endodontic treatment with Endocrown

Park,  Jeong-Kil

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 50(7); 2012 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2012;50(7):384-393.
Published online July 31, 2012.

임상가를 위한 특집 3 - Endocrown을 이용한 근관치료 후 수복

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부산대학교 치의학전문대학원 치과보존학교실

Restoration after endodontic treatment with Endocrown

Jeong-Kil Park

Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University

Abstract

Successful treatment of a badly broken down tooth with pulpal disease depends not only on good endodontic therapy, but also on good prosthetic reconstruction of the tooth after endodontic therapy is completed. The ideal treatment of endodontically treated teeth has been widely and controversially discussed. Endocrown is a restorative option for endodontically treated teeth. Endocrown design incorporates the core and short post into the crown as a single restoration. The preparation of endocrown consists of a circular equigingival butt-joint margin and central retention cavity of the entire pulp chamber instead of employing intraradicular posts. This design significantly increases the surface area of the preparation available for cementation. It is particularly useful in young patient teeth for long-term provisional restoration and in teeth with short clinical crowns. This technique represents a promising and conservative method for the treatment of endodontically treated teeth that require long-term protection and stability. Endocrown can be considered as a feasible alternative to full crowns or composite overlays for the restoration of non vital teeth.

Key Words: Endocrown;Endodontically treated teeth;Restoration after endodontic treatment;