Incidence of Furcation Involvement in Multi-Rooted Teeth Observed on Radiographs (Orthopanthomograms)

Oštećenje račvališta višekorijenih zuba nastaje kao posljedica razvoja parodontne bolesti s gubitkom kosti i periodontnog ligamenta u tome području. S obzirom na sve veću incidenciju takvih oštećenja, svrha istraživanja bila je procijeniti oštećenje interradikularne kosti gornjih i donjih molara na rendgenogramu. Zbog toga je analizirano 283 rendgenograma ispitanika koji su liječeni od progresivnih oblika parodontne bolesti. Oštećenje je registrirano na 266 molara (15,5 %) u objema čeljustima. Rezultati pokazuju na nepouzdanost rendgenograma kao jedine metode u dijagnostici oštećenja račvališta osobito kod maksilarnih molara.Furcation involvement in molars is a result of the progression of periodontal disease that is characterized by bone and periodontal attachment loss in the specific area. With regard to the growing incidence of such findings, the aim of this study was to assess the interradicular bone loss in molars using radiographs. A total number of 283 radiographs of patients treated at the Department of Periodontology were analyzed. Involvement was found in 266 molars (15.5%), in both jaws, third molars being omitted from the study. The results demonstrate the limitations of radiographs as the sole method in diagnostics of furcation involvement, especially in maxillary molars