Posts is a metal implants placed inside a
tooth after a root canal, to both give a tooth strength and or
to recover lost tooth surface. A root canal is a procedure to
save a tooth by removing the nerves and veins which are infected
by decay.
There are two types of
posts,
Prefabricatedand Custom Fabricated.
Prefabricated
Posts
Procedure
time 10 min
Regular
$80.00 With 20% Discount$50.00
Prefabricated posts are are small
metal screws placed in the canal of the tooth and filled similar
to a filling. This type of post is used when there is some tooth
surface to cement a crown.
Fabricated
Post
Procedure
time Mold 20 min. Posts made in 1 hour. Mounted and fitted
30min.
Regular
$120.00 With 20% Discount$80.00 Fabricated
posts are molded to the inside of your tooth after a root canal
has been preformed. This type of post is made in the dental lab
in about 1 hour. the primary reason for this type of post is to
strength the tooth and to recover lost tooth surface. Post is
cemented in tooth and then re-cut to its final shape before
taking a mold for a crown.
Prefabricated
Posts
Fabricated
posts are molded to the inside of your tooth after a root canal
has been preformed. This type of post is made in the dental lab
in about 1 hour. the primary reason for this type of post is to
strength the tooth and to recover lost tooth surface. Post is
cemented in tooth and then re-cut to its final shape before
taking a mold for a crown.