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Assessment of furcation involvement in first molars in young adults with periodontal disease
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M. SAGANA, M. JEEVITHA
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Periodontal disease is one of the most common oral diseases which affects the periodontium. Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of periodontium and it is an advanced lesion characterized by periodontal ligament loss and destruction of alveolar bone. Furcation involvement is a feature of advanced periodontal disease, which increases risk for future loss of attachment and destruction of bone. The furcation of teeth is more prevalent in the molar region. The reason behind this is difficulty to obtain access in the furcation region for self- performed oral hygiene maintenance and complex root anatomy of molars. This study aims to assess the furcation involvement in first molars in the young adult population with periodontal disease. A total of 196 patients with furcation involved first molars within the age group of 18-35 years were included in this study. The study was conducted in Saveetha Dental college and Hospitals. Data were collected by analysing 86000 patients records between June 2019 and March 2020. All the data were recorded and analysed statistically using SPSS software. The results showed that furcation involvement in first molars was seen more in males than the female patients. Based on the severity, grade I furcation defect was present in most of the patients. The present study revealed that the Grade I furcation lesion was commonly observed in both maxillary and mandibular first molars and it is more common in males than females. This study would help to frame clinical practice guidelines for preventive therapeutic measures in maxillary and mandibular first molar teeth in young adults.
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Periodontal disease; furcation; molars; periodontitis; maxillary first molar
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.02.0256
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