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SUMMARY REVIEW/PERIODONTAL DISEASE
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How long do multirooted teeth with furcation involvement survive with treatment?
Abstracted from
Huynh-Ba G, Kuonen P, Hofer D, Schmid J, Lang NP, Salvi GE.
The effect of periodontal therapy on the survival rate and incidence of complications of multirooted teeth with furcation involvement after an observation period of at least 5 years: a systematic review. J Clin Periodontol 2009; 36: 164176
Address for correspondence: Giovanni E Salvi, Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 7, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland. E-mail: [email protected]
Question: In people undergoing periodontal treatment of multirooted teeth with furcation involvement, what is the survival rate and incidence of complication at 5 years?
Data sources A Medline search and handsearching of the following journals were carried out: International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, Journal of Periodontal Research and Journal of Periodontology as well as reference lists of publications selected.
Study selection To be eligible for inclusion in this review, studies had to be longitudinal in nature. Prospective and retrospective cohort studies were considered. Studies were screened and quality assessed independently by two reviewers. Review articles, case reports and studies of fewer than 5-years duration were excluded, as were those not providing information on tooth survival or furcation involvement. Data extraction and synthesis Data was abstracted independentlyby two reviewers. Owing to the heterogeneity of the data, a meta-analysis could not be performed. A qualitative synthesis was conducted grouping the studies into the following areas: nonsurgical furcation therapy; surgical therapy not involving tooth structures; tunnelling surgical resective therapy (eg, root resection...