title: Save the natural tooth or place an implant? Three periodontal decisional criteria to perform a correct therapy.
abstract: To perform advanced periodontal therapy to save a natural tooth or to extract it and place an implant-which is best? Several considerations need to be made to make the proper decision. Endodontic conditions, proper reconstruction of a devitalized tooth, and the possibility of correct prosthetic treatment are all factors to be considered. From a strictly periodontal point of view, in the presence of a stable, vital, intact, periodontally involved, single-rooted tooth, a few fundamental criteria need to be considered to make the proper decision. These criteria will be discussed through analysis of therapy outcomes over a period of at least 10 years.
authors.affiliation: giano@studioriccifirenze.it
authors.forename: Giano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ricci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000601:surgery*; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016745:Root Planing
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes; D015921:Dental Implants