Periodontal treatment decisions for molars: An analysis of influencing factors and long-term outcome

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 579-585

  Svärdström, Gram ^a   Wennström, Jan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Follow up studies; Furcation surgery; Furcation therapy; Molar; Outcome assessment; Patient care planning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR TOOTH; MOUTH HYGIENE; OSTEOLYSIS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PERIODONTITIS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH OCCLUSION; TOOTH ROOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL OCCLUSION; DENTAL SCALING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FURCATION DEFECTS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; MOLAR, THIRD; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PERIODONTITIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROOT PLANING; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH MOBILITY; TOOTH ROOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034169590     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2000.71.4.579     Document Type: Article

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