Teeth extractions on periodontal indications are questionable, Study says
According to recent research, investigators from the Division of Periodontology, Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil have stated that strictly based on residual periodontal ligament, a large number of teeth extracted on periodontal indications conceivably could be maintained.
The study is published in the International Dental Journal.
Periodontal disease is a major cause of tooth loss. Few studies have evaluated the residual area of the periodontal ligament in extracted teeth and, to the best of our knowledge, none from Latin America have done so regarding indications for extraction.
Hence, Juliana Maier and associates conducted the present study with the aim to evaluate the residual periodontal ligament (RPL) with respect to indication for extraction in a sample of teeth from a Brazilian Public Health Service district.
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