Strategies to Address Periodontally Involved Furcations
By Andrew Brodsky, DMD, MSD, Paul A. Fugazzotto, DDS, PC
Addressing a periodontally involved furcation presents unique challenges, including the difficulty, if not impossibility, of achieving complete plaque and calculus removal within the compromised furcation;1–6 inability of the patient to predictably keep plaque from repopulating the furcation and periodontal pocket;7 and unique hindrances to plaque removal and control due to the local morphology of the furcation, such as fluted roots, cementoenamel projections, or enamel pearls. These challenges lead many clinicians to attempt to “maintain” teeth with furcation involvement until the only predictable therapy is extraction and replacement.
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