Abstract: A box for holding a plurality of dental posts and drill bits. The box is formed of a sterilizable material, i.e., stainless steel, and has a pair of end walls, a bottom wall and opposed open sidewalls. A pivotable cover is provided on the box over the bottom wall. A pair of plates are located within the interior of the box and include plural openings therein into which the dental posts and drill bits are extended. When the drill bits and dental posts are in position within the holes in the plates and the box's cover is closed, they are prevented from falling out of the box. The open sides of the box enable the posts and bits to be sterilized within the box by merely placing the box within a sterilizing environment, e.g., within the interior of an autoclave.

Abstract: A kit, a tool, and a method of use for securely retaining a dental restoration on a prepared tooth stub having a top surface and a bore extending therein. The kit comprises plural dental posts of varying sizes and a tool. Each dental post includes an enlarged head and a shank. The shank is an elongated member having a first longitudinal axis arranged to be fixedly secured within the stub's bore so that the post's enlarged head extends beyond the stub's top surface. The enlarged head has plural through passageways, e.g., a coronal passageway, and a transverse passageway that communicate with one another for receipt of a setable securement medium which flows therein and about the surface of the head to secure the dental restoration to the post. The tool includes a handle portion and an opposed pair of free end tips.

Abstract: A dental post for securely retaining a dental restoration on a prepared tooth stub having a top surface and a bore extending therein. The dental post comprises a bulbous head and a shank. The shank is an elongated rod-like member having a first longitudinal axis, with the outside diameter of the shank measured along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis and being a predetermined dimension. The shank is arranged to be fixedly secured within the bore so that the bulbous head extends beyond the top surface of the prepared tooth stub. The bulbous head has an outside diameter measured along a third axis parallel to the second axis and is a predetermined dimension. The bulbous head has plural through passageways, e.g., a coronal passageway, and a transverse passageway that communicate with one another. The plural through passageways are for receipt of a setable securement medium which flows therein and about the surface of the head to secure the dental restoration to the post.