The effect of periodontal therapy on the survival rate and incidence of complications of multirooted teeth with furcation involvement after an observation period of at least 5 years: A systematic review

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-176

  Huynh Ba, Guy ^a   Kuonen, Patrick ^a   Hofer, Dominik ^b   Schmid, Jürg ^b   Lang, Niklaus P ^c   Salvi, Giovanni E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Private Practice ^*  (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Furcation involvement; Guided tissue regeneration (GTR); Hemisection; Non surgical treatment; Root resection; Surgical treatment; Tooth survival; Tunnel

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ORAL SURGERY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTICS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTAL SCALING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FURCATION DEFECTS; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION, PERIODONTAL; HUMANS; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ROOT CARIES; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTH LOSS; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 58949098806     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2008.01358.x     Document Type: Article

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