“…This may be attributed to the various levels of remaining tooth structure used, whereas in our study there was no remaining tooth structure. However, in a study in which similar materials and failure protocol were used to compare titanium prefabricated and quartz fiber posts, the values of fracture resistance of the studied groups were as high as in the previous studies, approximately 500 N. 23 Similarly, in this current study, these groups showed similar fracture resistance but at much lower fracture values, possibly caused by the combination of cyclic loading and thermal fatigue that was not present in the previous study. Another study, in which the same post systems were used (ParaPost XP and Parapost XH) in teeth with 1 mm of remaining tooth structure, showed more comparable results, 207.3 (13.5) N for the cast post and core group and 284.7 (16.4) N for the titanium prefabricated post group.…”