title: Combined therapy for teeth with furcation involvement used as abutments for fixed restorations.
abstract: Preprosthodontic and prosthodontic procedures for preparing molars with degree 3 furcation involvement for use as abutments for a fixed prosthesis are described. Periodontal surgery precedes endodontic and restorative pretreatment of the abutments, and the required root resection, root separation, or hemisection is performed. A long-term, provisional resin-veneered metal framework restoration is placed for 9 to 12 months. If neither biological nor technical failure occurs, the final metal ceramic fixed restoration may then be fabricated.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Hürzeler
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Strub
mesh_terms: D000044:Dental Abutments; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar; D013516:Oral Surgical Procedures, Preprosthetic; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000473:pathology*