Clinical Comparison of Endodontically Treated Teeth Restored With Fiber Posts or Cast Metal Posts
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01461239 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified April 2017 by Maximiliano Sergio Cenci, Federal University of Pelotas.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : October 28, 2011
Last Update Posted : April 6, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Post and Core Failure | Procedure: fiber post and resin core - self-adhesive cement Procedure: cast post and core Procedure: fiber post luted with conventional resin cement | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 200 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Randomized Clinical Comparison of Endodontically Treated Teeth Restored With Fiber Posts or Cast Metal Posts |
Study Start Date : | July 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2017 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | July 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: cast post and core |
Procedure: cast post and core
Ni-Cr alloy cast post and core luted with self-adhesive resin cement |
Experimental: fiber post - self-adhesive cement |
Procedure: fiber post and resin core - self-adhesive cement
pre-fabricated glass fiber posts, cemented with self-adhesive resinous cement |
Experimental: fiber post - conventional cement |
Procedure: fiber post luted with conventional resin cement
fiber post luted with conventional etch-and-rinse adhesive system and conventional resin cement, followed by core construction with composite resin |
- Post and core survival [ Time Frame: 72 months ]
- patient satisfaction with the treatment [ Time Frame: 18 months ]
- quality of crowns and restorations (FDI criteria) [ Time Frame: 18 months ]
- endodontic success [ Time Frame: 18 months ]assessed by periapical radiographs for observation of apical lesion presence or absence

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- adult patients with normal occlusion with at least one teeth endodontically treated needing restoration
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients with malocclusion,
- orthodontic devices,
- temporomandibular disorders

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01461239
Contact: Tatiana Pereira-Cenci, PhD | +55 53 32226690 | tatiana.dds@gmail.com | |
Contact: Maximiliano S Cenci, PhD | 5332226690 ext 134 | cencims@gmail.com |
Brazil | |
School of Dentistry - Federal University of Pelotas | Recruiting |
Pelotas, RS, Brazil, 96015560 | |
Contact: Maximiliano S Cenci, PhD +55 53 32226690 ext 134 cencims@gmail.com |
Principal Investigator: | Tatiana Pereira-Cenci, PhD | Federal University of Pelotas | |
Principal Investigator: | Rogério Castilho Jacinto, PhD | Federal University of Pelotas |
Responsible Party: | Maximiliano Sergio Cenci, PhD, Coordinator of Clinical Trials, Graduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Pelotas |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01461239 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
UFPEL-PPGO0010 |
First Posted: | October 28, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 6, 2017 |
Last Verified: | April 2017 |
survival debonding endodontic treated teeth |
Tooth, Nonvital Dental Pulp Diseases Tooth Diseases Stomatognathic Diseases |