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And in some cases, a post and crown will be required to keep your restoration in place. A post crown is used to treat a badly decayed tooth that doesn't have enough tooth structure left to support a dental crown. Post crowns are most often used following a root canal procedure. A dental post and crown is also used when a tooth is not sturdy enough to hold a crown on its own -- for example, when a tooth has broken off at the gum line. There are three parts to your post crown -- the post, the core and the crown (in fact, a post crown is sometimes referred to as a post core crown). A dental post is a metal rod that provides an anchor for the core, which keeps the crown in place.