OWN - Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH CI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH OCI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH TA - Int Poster J Dent Oral Med JT - International Poster Journal of Dentistry and Oral Medicine IS - 1612-7749 (Electronic) IP - 3 VI - 19 PST - ppublish DP - 2017 PG - 0-0 LA - en TI - Furcation Lesions in the Dental Practice: a Survey FAU - Petkova, Silviya AU - Petkova S FAU - Bolyarova, Theodora AU - Bolyarova T CN - OT - furction lesions OT - odontoplasty OT - regenerative therapy OT - diagnosis/furcation lesions AB - Introduction: Furcation lesions are a common symptom of moderate or severe periodontitis. Making an accurate diagnosis and conducting the proper treatment is a challenge in dentistry. Aim: Analyse the competence of the Bulgarian dentists concerning the diagnosis and treatment of furcation lesions. Material and methods An anonymous survey among 150 dentists about the knowledge and the use of furcation lesion diagnostic methods and therapeutic approaches was conducted. Results: For Class I furcation lesions, only 32.9 % of the dentists would employ odontoplasty. For Class II furcation lesions - only 9.4 % would use regenerative therapy. For Class III furcation lesions - only 1/3 of the respondents would perform resective periodontal surgery, odontoplasty, or extraction. Conclusion: Additional training to establish the exact diagnostic and treatment of furcation lesions is necessary. This will result in better treatment of the periodontitis. AID - 857615