“…Many causes of failure of post and core retained restorations have been identifi ed, including: recurrent caries, endodontic failure, periodontal disease, post dislodgement, cement failure, post-core separation, crowncore separation, loss of post retention, core fracture, loss of crown retention, post distortion, post fracture, tooth fracture, and root fracture. Also, corrosion of metallic posts also has been proposed as causes of fracture [4][5][6].…”