I have a porcelain fused to metal crown and a metal post. Now i decided to put a zirconia crown, and i want to take off that metal post,because possibly i need to repeat a root canal treatment. my question is how hard is to take off that metal post without ruining a root of a tooth??
Crown and post problems
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The metal post can be removed with specialized instruments. If the root canal is very old, there is still a chance of root fracture, when attempting removal, due to an old root canal tooth, becoming brittle with time.
The metal post can be removed with specialized instruments. If the root canal is very old, there is still a chance of root fracture, when attempting removal, due to an old root canal tooth, becoming brittle with time.