title: Treatment of periodontal furcation defects. (I). Review of the literature and description of a regenerative surgical technique.
abstract: This report provides an abbreviated review of the literature on treatment and prognosis of periodontal furcation lesions. In addition, it describes a surgical technique designed to accomplish bone regeneration in class II furcation defects, together with the rationale for the development of this procedure. Results of treatment of 30 defects with this technique are presented in a subsequent report.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, CA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gantes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garrett
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Egelberg
mesh_terms: D001861:Bone Regeneration; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000601:surgery*