Table 4. Results Table Showing Level of Stress Distribution and Areas of Stress Concentration of Different Post Materials.

s.no	Post materials	No of studies evaluating the post material	High stress produced on models	Least stress produced on models	Areas of stress concentration on roots of models evaluated
1	Carbon fiber	6	2	-	Cervical third
2	Glass fiber	15	2	11	Cervical third
3	Ever-stick	1	-	1	Cervical third
4	CAD-CAM fiber-reinforced composite, high-density polymer, polymer-infiltrated ceramic network, nano ceramic, composite resin, hybrid ceramic, lithium disilicate, titanium, Y-TZP material, zirconia	4	-	1 (when compared with prefabricated)	-
5	CAD-CAM zirconia	3	-	2 (compared with prefabricated)	-
6	Titanium	7	5	-	Middle and apical third
7	Cast titanium	1	-	-
8	Zirconia	6	4	-	Middle third
9	Cast zirconia	1	-	-
10	Dentin post	3	-	2	Cervical third
11	Ni-Cr	6	2	2	Cervical and middle third
12	PEEK (Polyether Ether Ketone)	2	-	1	Coronal third
13	Stainless steel	5	4	-	Cervical and middle third