title: [The influence of restorations on periodontal health].
abstract: Dental caries and restorations in proximal tooth surfaces often impinge upon the periodontal biological health.This study examines whether these factors may contribute to risk for alveolar bone loss.
  
  
  METHODS
  Approximal tooth surfaces of 96 teeth in 40 patients were evaluated on panoramic radiographs for alveolar bone loss, restorations and caries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Higher values of alveolar bone loss were observed in molars and on the right side of patients. Where a caries/restorative event had occurred in the inter-proximal tooth surface bone loss at the corresponding teeth was approximately twice more than in the omologous non-treated tooth. Increased number of furcations was also observed in molars with caries/restorations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Site-specific periodontal bone loss due to dental caries or restorative events occurs in adults.
authors.affiliation: Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Disciplina de Parodontologie, Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie C. Davilla Bucureşti.
authors.forename: Alexandrina Lizica
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Dumitrescu
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teslaru
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mocanu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic