A clinical evaluation of glass-fibre posts and restorative materials used for the reconstruction of fractured canines after one -step root canal treatment in cats
This article describes a procedure for a one-step root canal treatment and the subsequent restoration of fractured canine teeth in cats. Standard glass fibre posts were used in the reconstruction of the teeth which were then divided into two groups and restored anatomically using two different composite materials. The procedures were successfully performed on six cats. The subject teeth were four upper and two lower canines.
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