Open AccessCorrelation of radiovisuographic analysis of interdental and interradicular bone loss in furcation involvement of mandibular first molars: A retrospective study
Author(s) -
Parichaya Batra,
Sushma Das,
Sarika Jain
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_52_16
Subject(s) - interdental consonant , medicine , dentistry , molar , clinical attachment loss , furcation defect , mandibular first molar , dental alveolus , periodontitis , orthodontics
The presence of furcation involvement represents a formidable problem in the treatment of periodontal disease. Advances in radiographic analysis such as radiovisuographic (RVG) aid in the early diagnosis and treatment planning, which is critical for long-term success. The present investigation aims to correlate the interdental and interradicular bone loss in chronic periodontitis patients so as to explore the potential of interdental bone loss as a rough approximate screening tool for early furcation diagnosis in mandibular first molar.