Objective <p>This study systematically reviewed the impact of post diameter on treatment outcomes in endodontically treated teeth.</p> Materials and methods <p>The review followed the PRISMA guidelines, and a systematic search was conducted in the databases from 1975 to 2024. Publications were searched in PubMed, Wiley Online Library, EBSCOhost, Cochrane Library, and Scopus. A total of five studies were selected for inclusion after the screening process; three of which were cohort studies, one was prospective, and two case-control studies were included in the results. Data and outcome variables were extracted and checked for risk of bias using the ROBINS-I tool.</p> Findings <p>Studies that reported a decreased risk for failure and an increased survival rate for restorations with posts of greater diameter had a moderate risk of bias. Two studies reported a greater risk for complications resulting from an increase in post diameter and a reduction in remaining dentin thickness, but had a serious risk of bias. One study, in particular, reported an improvement in the survival rate of abutments upon increasing the post diameter; however, after a certain point, any increase led to the survival rate dropping by almost half.</p> Conclusions <p>Current evidence—largely from non-randomized studies—shows no clear association between post diameter and treatment survival, and remains limited by heterogeneity, risk of bias, and inadequate control of confounding factors.</p>

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Evaluating the influence of dental post diameter on treatment outcome: a systematic review

  • Ahmad Al Jaghsi,
  • Dinesh Rokaya,
  • Zaineb Amjed Al-Nuaimy,
  • Maryam Rafea Abdulwahhab,
  • Maryam Abdulla Shaman

摘要

Objective

This study systematically reviewed the impact of post diameter on treatment outcomes in endodontically treated teeth.

Materials and methods

The review followed the PRISMA guidelines, and a systematic search was conducted in the databases from 1975 to 2024. Publications were searched in PubMed, Wiley Online Library, EBSCOhost, Cochrane Library, and Scopus. A total of five studies were selected for inclusion after the screening process; three of which were cohort studies, one was prospective, and two case-control studies were included in the results. Data and outcome variables were extracted and checked for risk of bias using the ROBINS-I tool.

Findings

Studies that reported a decreased risk for failure and an increased survival rate for restorations with posts of greater diameter had a moderate risk of bias. Two studies reported a greater risk for complications resulting from an increase in post diameter and a reduction in remaining dentin thickness, but had a serious risk of bias. One study, in particular, reported an improvement in the survival rate of abutments upon increasing the post diameter; however, after a certain point, any increase led to the survival rate dropping by almost half.

Conclusions

Current evidence—largely from non-randomized studies—shows no clear association between post diameter and treatment survival, and remains limited by heterogeneity, risk of bias, and inadequate control of confounding factors.