Furcation Flashcards
WHat is the treatment for grade 2 furcation?
OHI
Scaling
Root resection
GTR
What is the treatment option for grade 1 furcation?
OHI
Scaling
Furcosplasty
What is the treatment option for grade 3?
OHI Scaling Root resection Hemisection Tunnel prep Extraction
What is a Furcosplasty?
Produce a healthy gingival papilla at the Furcal entrance
What two procedures are included in a Furcosplasty?
Odontoplasty
Osteoplasty
What is an odontoplasty?
Removal of tooth substance to widen the entrance to furcation
Shod only remove a small amount to avoid sensitive
What is an osteoplasty?
This is when you re contour the adjacent bone of the buccal and lingual or Palatal plates that are not providing any support
What is a tunnel preparation?
Only for grade 3
This is when the osteoplasty is more radical and creates a tunnel
How do you close the flap in an osteoplasty?
Need to do an inter Radicular suture to maintain patency
What is a root amputation?
When you remove a periodomtally comprised root
In the mandible this is known as a hemisectjon.
What should you always do before root rejections?
RCT
WHat should u use to obturate the root you are going to resect?
MTA