Review Article
Year: 2022 | Month: March | Volume: 9 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 6-17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20220302
Classification of Furcation Involvement-A Literature Review
Dr. Aishwarya Patil1, Dr. Sarika Shetty2
1II Years MDS Student, 2Reader
Department of Periodontics, MGM Dental College and Hospital Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 410209.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Aishwarya Patil
ABSTRACT
Inflammatory periodontal disease, if unabated, ultimately progresses to attachment loss sufficient to affect the bifurcation or trifurcation of multirooted teeth. In multi-rooted teeth, the bone destruction can reach the area of root separation, thus exposing it to microbial colonization. In this occurrence, a “furcation involvement” is created. This article reviews several classifications that have been proposed in an attempt to describe the anatomy of the furcation involvement which could be important for prognosis and diagnosis of the involved teeth and for the treatment planning.
Keywords: Classification of furcation involvement, Inflammatory periodontal disease, Periodontitis