Periodontal Furcation Lesions: A Survey of Diagnosis and Management by General Dental Practitioners.

Periodontal Furcation Lesions : A Survey of Diagnosis and Management by General Dental Practitioners.

AIMS: The aim of this study was to explore general dental practitioners' (GDP) attitude to periodontal furcation involvement (FI).MATERIALS AND METHODS: An online survey focused on diagnosis and management of periodontal FI was circulated to general dental practitioners in 7 different countries.RESULTS: A total of 400 responses were collected. Nearly a fifth of participants reported rarely or never taking 6-point pocket charts. 65.8% of participants had access to a Nabers probe in their practice. When shown clinical pictures and radiographs of FI-involved molars, the majority of participants correctly diagnosed it. Although 47.1% of participants were very/extremely confident in detecting FI, only 8.9% felt very-extremely confident at treating it. Differences in responses were detected according to country and year of qualification, with a trend towards less interest in periodontal diagnosis and treatment in younger generations. Lack of knowledge of management/referral pathways (reported by 22.8%) and lack of correct equipment were considered the biggest barriers to FI management. Most participants (80.9%) were interested in learning more about FI, ideally face-to-face, followed by online tutorials.CONCLUSIONS: Plans should be put in place to improve general dentists' knowledge and ability to manage FI, as this can have a significant public health impact.

Shemie, MKing's College London, London, UK (författare)
Li, GKing's College London, London, UK (författare)
Ting, RKing's College London, London, UK (författare)
Asimakopoulou, KKing's College London, London, UK (författare)
Barbagallo, GUniversity of Catania, Italy (författare)
Lee, RSchool of Dentistry, Herston, Australia (författare)
Eickholz, PUniversity Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt/Main, Germany (författare)
Kocher, TUniversity of Greifswald, Germany (författare)
Walter, CUniversity of Basel, Switzerland (författare)
Aimetti, MUniversity of Torino, Italy (författare)
Rüdiger, SMalmö universitet,Odontologiska fakulteten (OD) (författare)
King's College London, London, UKUniversity of Catania, Italy (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Journal of Clinical Periodontology: John Wiley & Sons48:11, s. 1441-14480303-69791600-051X

Av författaren/redakt...: Nibali, L; Shemie, M; Li, G; Ting, R; Asimakopoulou, K; Barbagallo, G; visa fler...; Lee, R; Eickholz, P; Kocher, T; Walter, C; Aimetti, M; Rüdiger, S; visa färre...

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