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Relationship between periapical and periodontal status
Author(s) -
Jansson L.,
Ehnevid H.,
Lindskog S.,
Blomlöf L.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1993.tb00325.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , periodontitis , periapical periodontitis , gingival and periodontal pocket , periapical abscess , population , orthodontics , environmental health
The purpose of the present investigation was to explore possible relationships between clinical periodontal status in periodontally involved teeth with and without endodontic infection. The investigation was conducted as a retrospective study on a consecutive referral population. The periapical conditions in endodontically‐involved single‐rooted teeth from a selected patient sample were evaluated and correlated to their periodontal status. There was a significant correlation between periapical pathology and vertical bony destructions. An intra‐individual comparison between pocket depth in teeth with and without periapical pathology showed that periapical pathology was significantly correlated to an increased pocket depth in the absence of a vertical bony destruction. It was concluded that an endotontic infection, evident as a periapical radiolucency. promotes periodontal pocket‐formation on an instrumented marginal root surface and, consequently, should be regarded as a risk factor in periodontitis progression and be given appropriate consideration in periodonlal treatment planning.