Dentistry: Prosthetics’ Methods & Approaches Essay

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What is your age
- <20
- 20-30
- 30-40
- >40
Please indicate your profession or your specialty.
- General practitioner
- Endodontist.
- Prosthodontist
- Periodontist
- Oral surgeon
How many years have you been working in your mentioned area of specialty?
- 0-5
- 5-10
- 11-20
Where have you been practicing?
- Private practice
- Dental school
- In a clinic
- Whether you combine
Before undertaking any restoration activity, do you consider all the preliminary assessments? And do you think this is very important?
- Yes
- Reason
- No
- Reason
Do you think that every endodontically treated tooth requires a post to be strengthened?
- Yes
- Reason
- No
- Reason
Do you place posts during the process of restoring anterior and posterior teeth with fillings or abutments for fixed partial dentures?
- Never
- Rarely
- Often
- Always
If yes, do you place posts on every restoration procedure? How often do you place the post?
- Always
- Often
- Rarely
What factors do you consider before deciding on whether to place a post or employ a different technique?
- All necessary
- Some of the factors
- All factors
Which posts do you prefer in most cases?
- Ceramic posts
- Stainless steel posts
- Gold
- Carbon fiber
- Optical fiber
What do you consider before choosing a post?
- Its design
- The type and extend of a defect in the tooth
- All of the above
- None of the above
How do you compare ceramic posts and metallic posts?
- Ceramic ones have better quality
- Metallic ones have better quality
- They are similar in quality
- I don’t know: I never use posts
Do you think a post diameter plays any role in the success of the restoration? How?
- Yes
- Reason
- No
- Reason
In cases of stainless steel posts, have you ever received cases of Allergic Contact Hypersensitivity (ACH)
- Never
- Rarely
- Severally
- Always
In the instances that you place posts, what technique do you use?
- Depends on the type of tooth
- Any technique can do
- Depends on the extend of damage on the tooth
- Depends on post
What criteria do you use to determine whether to use crown down a technique or any other technique?
- Type of tooth
- Extend of damage
- Type of post
- All of the above
In the cases of the ‘crown-down’ technique, do you think the employment of a post is necessary? If yes, what type of crown is most appropriate and why?
- Yes
- Reason
- No
- Reason
In your opinion, how do the results of leaving a space empty and using posts compare in terms of tensile strength?
- Using posts leads to stronger teeth
- Reason
- An open space results in later strength
- Reason
Have you ever administered T-dependent antigens before using a stainless steel pot? If yes, were there any reported cases of Allergic Contact Hypersensitivity?
- Never
- Rarely
- Often
- Always
In your own opinion, do you think placing a post can strengthen a tooth that had previously undergone endodontic treatment?
- Yes
- Reason
- No
- Reason
Do you think the attachment of a ferrule on the post before restoration can increase the tooth’s resistance to fracture after undergoing endodontic treatment?
- Yes
- Reason
- No
- Reason
Do you employ the use of posts in both anterior and posterior teeth? If not, in which group do you usually place a post?
- Yes
- Reason
- No
- Reason
During the post cementation process, what factors do you consider before choosing the type of cement?
- Type of tooth
- Type of post used
- Extend of damage
- All of the above
With the convenience of getting drills for virtually any prefabricated post, is it still necessary to review variable root geometry and other mechanical preparations before employment of bespoke drills?
- Yes
- Reason
- No
- Reason
There is marked improvement in the technology as pertains to teeth restoration after endodontic treatment. How do you compare the new products to the traditional ones?
- No difference
- Old products are superior
- New products are superior
- Not sure.

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