title: Redemption of a perforated furcation with a multidisciplinary treatment approach.
abstract: A long-standing lesion associated with an undetected perforation of the furca in a mandibular molar was successfully managed using a multidisciplinary treatment approach. The sequence of therapeutic procedures involved conventional endodontic retreatment, an initial orthograde sealing of the perforation, guided tissue regeneration, and a subsequent orthograde resealing of the perforation with Ketac-Endo and Intermediate Restorative Material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Fancisco, California 94115, USA.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Goon
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Lundergan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D017823:Furcation Defects / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006171:Gutta-Percha; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D008963:Molar; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D012086:Reoperation; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000293:injuries*; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement
chemical_list: D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; C074934:Ketac Endo; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; D015035:Zinc Oxide-Eugenol Cement; C031667:IRM cement; D006171:Gutta-Percha