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fibre post restorations literature review | 29roots1 2016 positelateraltothepost;thefillerloadingofthecom- posite; and the amount of critical dentine that is removed to place the post. Adhesive bonding in the root canal has its unique challengesduetodentinalstructureinthecanal(cor- onal dentine bonds better than apical dentine), the ‘secondary smear layer’ of debris from gutta-percha and sealer that compromises the ability of simplified systems to actually bond to the root surface (results in mainly frictional resistance), C and S Factor po- lymerisation effects, curing to depth when using du- al-cured composite (all dual-cured composites have ahigherpolymerisationpercentagewhenexposedto sufficient light) resulting in better overall physical properties, and material incompatibilities. Fibrepostrestorationtechniquesrequireameticu- lous protocol and the clinician is urged to scour the literature,notonlyforthebestfibrepostavailablebut alsothebesttechniquesforplacement.Materialsand techniques for fibre post restoration of endodonti- callytreatedteetharecontinuouslyevolving,withthe inevitable outcome of better clinical results for our patients._ Editorial note: A complete list of references is available fromthepublisher. Disclosures Dr Leendert (Len) Boksman is a paid part time consultant toClinicalResearchDentalandClinician’sChoice. DrGaryGlassmanhasnodisclosures. Dr Gildo Santos is a part time consultant (Research and Development) for Clinical Research Dental and Clinician’s Choice. DrManfredFriedmanhasnodisclosures. The authors would like to thank Mrs Laura Delellis for her workcreatingthefiguresusedinthisarticle. contact Dr Len Boksman graduated as a DDS from the Faculty of Dentistry,University ofWestern Ontario (UWO) in 1972.After 7 years in private practice,he joined the Faculty of Dentistry at UWO as an assistant professor of operative dentistry,shortly thereafter attaining the tenured position ofAssociate Professor.He has authored more than 100 articles and several chapters in textbooks and was awarded the Ontario DentalAssociationAward of Merit in 2005.He has recently been appointed as adjunct professor in the University ofTechnology Dental School,Jamaica,where he donates his time. He can be contacted at lenpat28@gmail.com. Dr Gary Glassman graduated from the University of Toronto,Faculty of Dentistry in 1984 and was awarded the James B.Willmott Scholarship,the Mosby Scholar- ship and the George Hare Endodontic Scholarship for proficiency in Endodontics.A graduate of the Endodon- tology Program atTemple University in 1987,he received the Louis I.Grossman Study ClubAward for academic and clinical proficiency in Endodontics.The author of numerous publications,Dr Glassman lectures globally on endodontics,is on staff at the University ofToronto, Faculty of Dentistry in the graduate department of endodontics,and isAdjunct Professor of Dentistry and Director of Endodontic Programming for the University of Technology,Jamaica.Gary is a fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada,and the endodontic editor for Oral Health dental journal.He maintains a private practice,Endodontic Specialists inToronto,Ontario, Canada.He can be reached through his website www.rootcanals.ca. Dr Santos received his DDS (1986) and MSc in dental clinics (1999) from Federal University of Bahia,and PhD in prosthodontics (2003) from University of São Paulo. Dr Santos was appointed as assistant professor,Division of Restorative Dentistry at the University ofWestern Ontario Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2006 and in 2011 was appointed chair of the Division of Restorative.He has several publications in international journals and has trained and mentored graduate students intheareaofbiomaterialsresearchthroughouthiscareer. He can be reached via e-mail at gildo.santos@schulich.uwo.ca. Dr Manfred Friedman graduated from the University of Witwatersrand and Johannesburg in 1971 and then obtained his BChD Honours at the University of Pretoria in 1980.He emigrated to Canada in 1987 where he took up a full-time position at the University ofWestern Ontario (UWO) and was appointed as director of dentistry atThe Southwestern Regional Center for developmental- ly challenged adults from 1987 to 1994.Dr Friedman was also the director of the undergrad endo programme from 1997 to 2002.He currently has a full time practice in London,ON,restricting his practice to endodontics, and is a major part-time adjunct professor at Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at UWO,where he directs the endodontic lab course as well as acts as clinical instructor courses on endodontics since joining UWO,with particular interests in rotary instrumentation, endodontic materials,apex locators,and restoring the endodontically treated tooth. He can be reached at friedmanm@rogers.com.