title: From hopeless to good prognosis: journey of a failing tooth.
abstract: Chronic periodontitis, along with associated clinical findings such as pathologic tooth migration, diastema, functional and aesthetic aberrations, poses an immense challenge to a dental professional. These findings convert clinical decision making into a daunting task and adversely affect the prognosis and the treatment plan for the presenting clinical problem. An interdisciplinary approach aimed at restoring functional and aesthetic needs of the affected individual within the limitations of such a compromised clinical scenario may be a viable alternative to any radical treatment causing loss of natural tooth structure such as extraction. This article reports the usefulness of the interdisciplinary route for managing an otherwise hopeless clinical situation of chronic periodontitis complicated with extreme mobility and pathologic tooth migration, which resulted in compromised function and aesthetics.
authors: Reader, Department of Periodontology, Rishi Raj College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors: Saurabh
authors: S
authors: Gupta
authors: Professor & Head, Department of Periodontology, Rishi Raj College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors: Jeevanand
authors: J
authors: Deshmukh
authors: Postgraduate Student, Department of Periodontology, Rishi Raj College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors: Richa
authors: R
authors: Khatri
authors: Professor, Department of Pedodontics, Modern Dental College & Research Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors: Vinaya Kumar
authors: VK
authors: Kulkarni
authors: Senoir Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Rishi Raj College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Karthik
keywords: Chronic periodontitis; hydroxyapatite; pathologic tooth migration; platelet-rich fibrin; platelet-rich fibrin membrane