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I Have a Dental Crown with Post. How Difficult to Remove the Post?

khaled2Oct 22, 2012
I have a dental crown with post in the upper teeth which need to be removed due to decay or it is longer can be saved. My fear is how difficult is it to remove the post and what can happen if there is a fracture afterward what is the treatment for the fracture if it ever happened. Thank you

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Dr. Thomas R. Froning, DDS
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Answered on Oct 24, 2012
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