Furcation Involvement Classification: A Comprehensive Review and a New System Proposal

Various classification systems have been proposed to describe furcation lesions and Glickman’s classification for many years seems to have been the most widely utilized in the sole clinical diagnosis with no reference to the prognostic value of the lesion itself. This article reviews the p...

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Published in:	Dentistry Journal
Main Authors:	Andrea Pilloni, Mariana A. Rojas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Subjects:	classification furcation lesions gingival recession prognosis
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/6/3/34

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