Assessment of the prognosis of post and core supported crowns

Abstract

Background: The present study was conducted of assessing the prognosis of post and core supported crowns. Materials & methods: A total of 100 patients who underwent post and core treatment for dental rehabilitation were enrolled. the patients underwent post and core treatment. Radiographic assessment was done on subsequent follow-up. Both clinical and radiographic evaluation of all the patients was done for assessing the prognosis. Results were compiled in Microsoft excel sheet and were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Out of 100 patients, successful prognosis of post and core treatment was seen in 93 percent of the patients while failure was seen in 7 percent of the patients. Non-significant results were obtained while assessing the correlation of prognosis with site. Conclusion: When done with adequate precaution, post and core treatment has good prognosis.