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Vital Root Amputation in Molars With Advanced Periodontal Furcation Involvement: a Preliminary Study

Italy10 participantsStarted 2023-09-01

Plain-language summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test in 10 patients with advanced furcation involvement on molars. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: • Is it possible to carry out root resection without endodontic treatment on molars? Tooth vitality will be checked (positive response to cold test). Root resection will be carried out under local anestesia. Following visits will be carried out for re-evaluation/maintenance according to clinical care every 3 mounths until 3 years follow-up.

Who can participate

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient diagnosed with stage III-IV periodontitis * Compliantpatient, as shown by full mouth plaque score\<30% * Previous non-surgical periodontal therapy within 6 mounths * Maxillary or mandibular molar affected by periodontal furcation involvement and scheduled for root resection * Positive to sensibility testing (cold/electric pulp tests) * No prosthesis or large restorations * Sufficiently divergent roots to make root resection feasible * Root trunk lenght at 3 mm as measured in periapical radiograph Exclusion Criteria: * Systemic contraindications to perform periodontal surgery/root resection * Fused roots * Presence of periapical radiolucency * Furcation class III affecting all roots of maxillary molar

What they're measuring

Tooth vitality (positive response to cold test)

Timeframe: 3-year follow-up

No periapical lesion

Timeframe: 3-year follow-up

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05721313

SponsorAzienda Ospedaliera, Universitaria Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-01-01

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