title: Treatment of periodontal furcation defects. Coronally positioned flap with or without citric acid root conditioning in class II defects.
abstract: A total of 27 mandibular, buccal class II furcation defects were treated in 16 subjects using a coronally positioned flap procedure, with or without citric acid conditioning of the root surfaces. The effect of the therapies was evaluated from a series of soft and hard tissue measurements. Mean improvements were slightly greater for acid treated than for non-acid treated defects. However, none of the mean differences reached statistical significance, indicating that citric acid conditioning may not be a necessary part of the regenerative, coronally positioned flap procedure in mandibular furcations.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fuentes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garrett
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nilvéus
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Egelberg
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental / Q000379:methods; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D002951:Citrates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019343:Citric Acid; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid