Periodontal and Prosthetic Management of Furcated Teeth: Parts I, II, III
Is every furcated molar doomed? Are root amputations a historical footnote in dental therapy? Perhaps not!
While the trend is certainly to insert more implants, clinicians should be familiar with treatment alternatives, their pros and cons.
In this 3-part definitive series on management of furcated teeth, Dr. Dennis Tarnow describes the modalities necessary to diagnose furcation problems in multi-rooted teeth. Step-by-step, Dennis walks us through every aspect of dental anatomy and furcation management that we need to know for successful treatment planning and fabrication of final prostheses.
No detail is too trivial as we learn about the extent of furcation involvement in both the horizontal and vertical component, root morphology, root resection versus maintaining a furcated tooth, flap management, osseous reshaping, the mesial-buccal root dilemma, vital root amputations, oral hygiene measures, how to sequence complex cases, and so much more. This is a master class by one of the great teachers in dentistry!
Course Objectives: Learners taking this module will become familiar with:
- How to classify furcations
- Which clinical parameters affect the decision to resect a root or maintain a tooth
- Flap adaption to treat furcation defects
- Considerations for prepping teeth with furcation issues
- The role of the interdental papilla
- Splinting resected teeth
- Adaptive vs progressive mobility
- Post design
- How to manage complex perio-prosthetic cases that involved teeth with furcation problems