SynthesisDento maxillo facial radiology2022
Evaluation of furcation involvement with diagnostic imaging methods: a systematic review.
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- Accuracy of Ionizing-Radiation-Based and Non-Ionizing Imaging Assessments for the Diagnosis of Periodontitis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical periodontology · 2025Pooled it
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- Segmentation-Based Multi-Class Detection and Radiographic Charting of Periodontal and Restorative Conditions on Bitewing Radiographs Using Deep Learning.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Dental magnetic resonance imaging for bone loss assessment and disease activity classification in severe periodontitis.Insights into imaging · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Large Language Model Performance in Answering Clinical Questions on Periodontal Furcation Defect Management.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Enhancing furcation involvement classification on panoramic radiographs with vision transformers.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Classification of mandibular molar furcation involvement in periapical radiographs by deep learning.Imaging science in dentistry · 2024Article
- Biometric analysis of furcation area of molar teeth and its relationship with instrumentation.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Diagnostic application of intraoral ultrasonography to assess furcation involvement in mandibular first molars.Dento maxillo facial radiology · 2023Article
- Effects of Advanced Platelet Rich Fibrin (A-PRF+), Enamel Matrix Derivative (EMD) and Open Flap Debridement on clinical and wound healing parameters in molar furcation sites: A case series from a RCT study.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2023Article
- Comparison between Conventional Modality Versus Cone-Beam Computer Tomography on the Assessment of Vertical Furcation in Molars.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveMultirooted teeth respond less favorably to non-surgical periodontal treatment and long-term tooth prognosis is influenced by the degree of furcation involvement (FI). Therapeutic strategy for multirooted teeth is essentially based on accurate diagnosis of the FI. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the accuracy of the different furcation assessment methods and to determine if radiographic help is needed to determine early stage of FI.
methodsElectronic databases were searched up to March 2021. Comparative studies describing the reliability of different clinical and/or radiological furcation assessment methods were identified.
resultsA total of 22 studies comparing at least 2 furcation assessment methods, among which 15 retrospective studies, 5 prospective studies, 1 randomized controlled trial and 1 case series, were included in this review. The reliability of cone beam CT (CBCT), intraoral radiographs (IOs), orthopantomograms (OPGs) and MRI to identify FI was evaluated. Using OFS as a reference for FI detection and diagnosis, agreement ranged from 43.3 to 63% for OPG, 38.7 to 83.1% for IO and 82.4 to 84% for CBCT. The validity of the measurements was mainly influenced by the location of the furcation entrance. For radiological diagnosis, CBCT displayed the closest agreement with OFS while the accuracy of IO and OPG showed modest agreement and were influenced by the examiner's experience.
conclusionAltogether, it appears that the use of IO, OPG or CBCT allows detection of FI but could not be considered as gold-standard techniques.
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