EC Dental Science

An inter-disciplinary approach helps to make a correct diagnosis, a well-planned and sequenced treatment with multidisciplinary approach, selection of the appropriate materials and the optimal execution of the treatment plan with recommended techniques. An endo-perio lesion can have a varied etiology which ranges from quite simple to relatively complex. Precise knowledge of these disease pathogenesis is of utmost significance for better prognosis and treatment planning. This enables the construction of a suitable treatment plan; where unnecessary, prolonged or even detrimental treatment can be refrained. The following is the case of Grade III endo-perio lesion with grade II furcation involvement distally surrounded by advanced circumferential bone loss treated by a regenerative approach.

Keywords: Perio-Endo Lesion; Vertical Defect; Furcation Involvement; Regenerative Therapy; Bone Graft; Periodontal Pocket; Advanced Bone Loss

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