Clinical study of glass fiber-reinforced post applied in the restoration of residual crown and root of Teeth

Objective To discuss the clinical effective of glass fiber - reinforced post applied in the restoration of residual crown and root of teeth.Methods 136 residual crown and root of teeth from 110 patients were included in the study, 68 teeth in the observation group were restored with glass fiber - reinforced post,while the other 68 teeth in the control group were restored with metal cast post.All the teeth were restored with porcelain fused metal crown.Compared the effect between the two groups in three years.Results In the control group,56 cases were successful,12 cases failure,success rate was 82.35%.In the observation group,65 cases were successful,3 cases failure,success rate was 95.59%.There were significant differences between the two groups(P 0.05 ).Conclusion The restoration by glass fiber posts for residual roots and crowns has more effective than metal cast posts.