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ArticleClinical oral investigations2017

Presence of root canal treatment has no influence on periodontal bone loss.

Fabiola-Regina Rodriguez, Nadine Paganoni, Peter Eickholz, Roland Weiger, Clemens Walter

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Article in Clinical oral investigations, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Fabiola-Regina RodriguezDepartment of Periodontology Endodontology and Cariology, University Centre for Dental Medicine, University of Basel, Hebelstrasse 3, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland.
Nadine PaganoniDepartment of Periodontology Endodontology and Cariology, University Centre for Dental Medicine, University of Basel, Hebelstrasse 3, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland.
Peter EickholzDepartment of Periodontology, Center of Dentistry and Oral Medicine (Carolinum), Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60596, Frankfurt, Germany.
Roland WeigerDepartment of Periodontology Endodontology and Cariology, University Centre for Dental Medicine, University of Basel, Hebelstrasse 3, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland.
Clemens WalterDepartment of Periodontology Endodontology and Cariology, University Centre for Dental Medicine, University of Basel, Hebelstrasse 3, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland. clemens.walter@unibas.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9967-1570
University of Basel · CHGoethe University Frankfurt · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of this study was to compare the interproximal bone level at root canal-filled teeth and non-root canal-filled teeth. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe records of patients from the department were consecutively screened from January 2009 to October 2011. The distance between the coronal reference point to the alveolar bone crest (AC) was assessed at the mesial and distal aspects of root canal-filled teeth (RCF+) and their contralateral non-root canal-filled teeth (RCF-) on periapical radiographs. Generalised linear mixed-effects models were applied.

resultsThe sample consisted of 128 pairs of teeth comprising data from 72 patients. The results for AC revealed a median distance of 3.2 mm for RCF+ and 3.4 mm for RCF- (p = 0.61). Using the maximal distance on either the distal or the mesial tooth surface, a median distance of 3.6 mm was detected for RCF+ and 3.8 mm for RCF-, respectively (p = 0.42). Even after taking several tooth- and subject-specific variables into account, the differences between AC on RCF+ and RCF- were statistically not significant (p > 0.05).

conclusionThe interproximal bone loss did not differ statistically significant between root canal-filled teeth and non-root canal-filled teeth. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Existence of appropriately done root canal fillings in periodontitis patients has no effect on the prognosis of periodontal disease.

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Root Canal TherapyAlveolar Bone LossFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsAttachment levelPeriodontal diseaseRadiologyRoot canal treatment

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