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Treatment Of Periodontal Furcation Defects, Michael Martin, Bernard Gantes
Treatment Of Periodontal Furcation Defects, Michael Martin, Bernard Gantes
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
[Note: Three parts in one.]
I. Review of the Literature and Description of a Regeneration Surgical Technique
This report provides an abbreviated review of the literature on treatment and prognosis of periodontal furcation lesions. In addition, it describes a surgical technique designed to accomplish bone regeneration in class II furcation defects, together with the rationale for the development of this procedure. Results of treatment of 30 defects with this technique are presented in a subsequent report (Gantes et al. 1987).
II. Bone Regeneration in Mandibular Class II Defects
A total of 30 mandibular, buccal class II furcation defects were treated …