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Principles of Retentive Pins Placement in

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Posted by Varun+ on March 10, 2013 in Dental Materials, Endodontics
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Retentive Pins:
These are Pins which are used to improve the retention of
the restoration. Pins retain the restoration in position and List of
and hold the restoration and prepared tooth structure Generations
together and they also the tooth by Cross-Splinting of of Dental
Weakened Cusps. Composite

Placing of Retentive pins should be planned and there are

many factors to be considered in Retentive Pin placement in
Amalgam Restorations, here we are going to list out the
basic and must properties on which Number of Retentive
pins, Retentive Pin Site, Orientation, Diameter, Size, Grizzly Bear
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Number of Pins required: 
of Dental
cements
One Pin per missing cusp or One pin per missing axial
based on
line angle of tooth
their uses

Site or Location of Pin to be placed depends on the

following factors:

Should be halfway between the pulp and dentinoenamel

Types of
junction/external surface of the tooth
Double Seal
There should be at least 1.0mm of sound dentin around
techniques
the whole circumference of the pin
to get Ideal
Pin should be located no closer than 0.5mm to the
Coronal Seal
dentino-enamel junction to avoid crazing of enamel
in
Dentin thickness around each pin should be atleast 2.5
times the diameter of the pin hole Endodontical

Pin placement should be such that atleast 1 mm of or Root

Dentinal thickness is present between Pulp and the Pin Canal
Treated
Pin Orientation depends on: Teeth

Pin should be oriented parallel to the long axis of the

tooth

Pin Diameter depends on:

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The amount of Dentin available Objectives

Overall Size of the concerned Tooth of an Ideal
Amount of Retention required Access
Cavity
Pin Length depends on: Preparation
in Root
The Pin Length is seen separately in Dentin and in
Canal
Restorative material.
treatment
Cemented Pins: 3mm in Dentin and 2mm in Restorative
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Friction locked Pins: 3mm in Dentin and 3mmin
Restorative material Like 14
Threaded Pins: 2mm in Dentin and 2mm in Restorative
material

Inter Pin Distance depends on:

Cemented Pins: 2mm

Friction Locked Pins: 4mm
Minikin threaded Pins: 3mm
Minim threaded Pins: 5mm

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by Varun+
I am Varun, a Dentist from Hyderabad, India
trying my bit to help everyone understand
Dental problems and treatments and to make
Dental Education simpli ed for Dental
Students and Dental fraternity. If you have any doubts feel
free to contact me or comment in the post, thanks for
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Latest Comments

Loida Pacheco
Hi Dr. could you tell me in which
interproximal region in a posterior teeth
Apr 02 2017 is more probably caused periodontal
ligament perforation?

VARUN
What exactly do you mean by Periodontal
Ligament perforation? And which
Jul 04 2017 treatment are you referring to will be
leading to Perforation?

Suchitra Suresh Menon

hi,can u please tell me whether self-
threaded pins need to be placed on a at
Dec 12 2017 surface?

VARUN
Pin holes should be places on at tooth
surface to increase the amount of
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Dec 13 2017 amalgam condensed around the pin. By

placing on at surface you can engage
the tooth completely thus giving more
retention.

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