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Dental Indices and Criteria (view source)
Revision as of 07:50, 18 September 2013
, 07:50, 18 September 2013→Furcation Involvement
==Furcation Involvement==
==Furcation Involvement==
Furcation involvement refers to the situation where the '''bone between the roots of multirooted teeth is destroyed''' due to [[periodontitis]] <font color="red">(Fig. 6.4)</font color>. The furcation sites of multirooted teeth should be examined with ''either a [[Periodontal Probe|periodontal probe]]''. The grading of furcation involvement:
Furcation involvement refers to the situation where the '''bone between the roots of multirooted teeth is destroyed''' due to [[periodontitis]] <font color="red">(Fig. 6.4)</font color>. The furcation sites of multirooted teeth should be examined with a ''[[Periodontal Probe|periodontal probe]]''. The grading of furcation involvement:
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:'''Grade 0''' - No furcation involvement
:'''Grade 0''' - No furcation involvement
:'''Grade 3''' - Total furcation involvement: the probe/explorer can be passed through the furcation from buccal to palatal/lingual
:'''Grade 3''' - Total furcation involvement: the probe/explorer can be passed through the furcation from buccal to palatal/lingual
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==Tooth Mobility==
==Tooth Mobility==