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16881813

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-2
pubmed:abstractText
The radiographic entity known as the "furcation arrow" has long been used in practice even though little is known about its usefulness as a clinical indicator. The definitive study of the furcation arrow suggests that its presence on a radiograph reliably predicts furcation invasion, but this has not been confirmed in an in vivo investigation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the furcation arrow in a clinical setting, testing the assertion that the furcation arrow image is an accurate predictor of furcation invasion. Specifically, we sought to determine the following. First, what is the prevalence of furcation arrow images in the radiographs of maxillary molars with periodontitis? Second, what is the interexaminer agreement on what constitutes a furcation arrow? Third, how does the presence or absence of a furcation arrow correlate with the true clinical status of the furcation? Fourth, what is the sensitivity and specificity of the furcation arrow as a diagnostic indicator?
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-3492
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1436-41
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical reliability of the "furcation arrow" as a diagnostic marker.
pubmed:affiliation
48th Dental Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies