title: On predicting prognosis for single teeth. Case reports.
abstract: Two cases are presented where teeth initially deemed hopeless and scheduled for extraction were, at the patient's request, treated. The so-called hopeless teeth responded well to regenerative periodontal therapy. This supports findings of previous studies that only on healthy teeth can treatment outcome be predicted with confidence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8703, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Aldredge
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moezinia
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Baer
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D001641:Bicuspid; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D005260:Female; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008903:Minerals; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: C077540:Bio-Oss; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D008903:Minerals