Indications for fiber posts

Need for esthetic translucency

Need for root reinforcement, sealing
and strengthening

At least 1.5 mm ferrule in the tooth preparation

Provide for a monoblock system of core
bonded to post bonded to tooth

Create a failsafe design* that if traumatized

the tooth crown and post would fracture leaving
the root intact

*Indicated by Research

Indications for fiber posts

Need for esthetic translucency
Need for root reinforcement, sealing
and strengthening
At least 1.5 mm ferrule in the tooth preparation
Provide for a monoblock system of core
bonded to post bonded to tooth
Create a failsafe design* that if traumatized
the tooth crown and post would fracture leaving
the root intact
*Indicated by Research

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 A Leader in Innovation . . .
Developing Products in
Time for the Future

Dentatus Classic Posts, adapted

incrementally to developing
treatment modes and materials,
have stood the test of time.

Metal posts

Classic
Gold
1932

Classic
Titanium
1972

Classic
Stainless Steel
1989

Surtex Classic
1998

Aztec Ti post
2003

1932 Dentatus introduces

the first Prefabricated Metal Post

Light transmitting posts

Luminex
1990

1990 Dentatus introduces the first

Light Transmitting Technology

Fiber Resin
1999 Dentatus introduces the first Light
Transmitting Fiberglass Posts

Luscent Anchor
1999
Twin Luscent
Anchor

Esthetic

Twin Luscent Anchors

eliminate shadows at
the gingival, root and
crown interface as
well as through thin
composite restoration
Twin Luscent Anchors
reflect the surrounding
colors and hues
compatible with natural
esthetics

Primary Benefits
Patient

Superior functional and

esthetic restoration

Clinician

Time-saving procedure,
superior end product

Primary Benefits
Strong

Strengthens the restoration

Fast

Single visit procedure:

simultaneously luting the anchor
and building a monoblock core

Convenient

Compatible with brand name

dual-cure adhesives/resins

Removable

Easily removed using Dentatus

reamers

Clinicians Report: Reduced Incidence

of Root Fractures
Potential fracture location with
fiberglass-reinforced composite posts

absorb
and dissipate
sudden stresses

Fractured
Post and
Crown

Vector
of
Force

Vector
of
Force

Potential fracture location with metal posts

Fractured
Post and
Crown

Fractured
root

Vector of
Force

Fractured
root

Vector
of
Force

Benefits Summary
Light transmitting
True root canal shape

(tapered end)
Mechanical retention
Elimination of trapped air
Longitudinal glass fibers
(post reinforcement)

Conserves sound radicular

and coronal structure

Translucent
Anti-rotational
Easy removal
3 diameters of posts
Bondable, resin-based

Important points for post

selection
Posts must transmit light to eliminate gingival and
tooth shadowing

Post should be tapered following the true shape of the root canal and leaving more
radicular dentin

Post should not transmit forces down the root during trauma; the post should
dissipate forces and fracture
before the tooth and root

If broken, the post be easily removed

in multiple sizes to
accommodate different
root canal diameters

Post comes