Clinical comparison of microporous biocompatible composite of PMMA, PHEMA and calcium hydroxide grafts and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene barrier membranes in human mandibular molar Class II furcations. A case series

• Published in: Journal of periodontology (1970) Vol. 72; no. 10; p. 1451
• Main Authors: Calongne, K B, Aichelmann-Reidy, M E, Yukna, R A, Mayer, E T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2001
• Subjects: Biocompatible Materials - therapeutic use; Bone Substitutes - therapeutic use; Calcium Hydroxide - therapeutic use; Debridement; Dental Plaque - prevention & control; Female; Furcation Defects - classification; Furcation Defects - surgery; Gingival Recession - surgery; Granulation Tissue - surgery; Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal - instrumentation; Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal - methods; Humans; Male; Membranes, Artificial; Middle Aged; Molar - surgery; Periodontal Attachment Loss - surgery; Periodontal Pocket - surgery; Periodontitis - surgery; Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate - therapeutic use; Polymethyl Methacrylate - therapeutic use; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Porosity; Statistics as Topic; Statistics, Nonparametric; Surgical Flaps; Tooth Root - surgery; Wound Healing

Class II furcations present difficult treatment problems. Several treatment approaches to obtain furcation fill have been used with varying success. The response of mandibular Class II furcations to treatment with either a microporous biocompatible composite of PMMA (poly-methyl-methacrylate), PHEMA...