Diagnosis and Treatment of Furcation-Involved Teeth

Luigi Nibali is a Senior Clinical Lecturer in the Centre for Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine, Centre for Oral Clinical Research, Institute of Dentistry, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), London, UK. He is also the Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong.

List of Contributors vii

Foreword ix

Preface xi

About the Companion Website xiii

1 Anatomy of Multi]rooted Teeth and Aetiopathogenesis of the Furcation Defect 1
Bernadette Pretzl

2 Clinical and Radiographic Diagnosis and Epidemiology of Furcation Involvement 15
Peter Eickholz and Clemens Walter

3 How Good are We at Cleaning Furcations? Non]surgical and Surgical Studies 33
Jia]Hui Fu and Hom]Lay Wang

4 Furcation: The Endodontist’s View 55
Federica Fonzar and Riccardo Fabian Fonzar

5 Why do We Really Care About Furcations? Long]term Tooth Loss Data 91
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6 Regenerative Therapy of Furcation Involvements in Preclinical Models: What is Feasible? 105
Nikolaos Donos, Iro Palaska, Elena Calciolari, Yoshinori Shirakata, and Anton Sculean

7 Regenerative Therapy of Furcations in Human Clinical Studies: What has been Achieved So Far? 137
Søren Jepsen and Karin Jepsen

8 Furcation Therapy: Resective Approach and Restorative Options 161
Roberto Rotundo and Alberto Fonzar

9 Furcation Tunnelling 177
Stefan G. Rüdiger

10 Innovative and Adjunctive Furcation Therapy: Evidence of Success and Future Perspective 191
Luigi Nibali and Elena Calciolari

11 Furcation: Why Bother? Treat the Tooth or Extract and Place an Implant? 209
Nikos Mardas and Stephen Barter

12 Is it Worth it? Health Economics of Furcation Involvement 229
Falk Schwendicke and Christian Graetz

13 Deep Gaps between the Roots of the Molars: A Patient’s Point of View 249
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14 Assessment of Two Example Cases Based on a Review of the Literature 257
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15 Furcations: A Treatment Algorithm 269
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Index 285