Abstract: A dental retention pin made of composite material includes a core consisting of fibers embedded in a resin matrix. The fibers, which have a refractive index (n), are radio-opaque, and the refractive index (n?) of the resin forming the matrix has a value close to that of the fibers.
Abstract: [The invention concerns a] A dental retention pin made of composite material[, comprising] includes a core consisting of [fibers] fibers embedded in a resin matrix. [Said pin is characterized in that t]The [fibers] fibers, which have a refractive index (n), are radio-opaque, and the refractive index (n′) of the resin forming the matrix has a value close to that [(n)] of the [fibers] fibers.