Correlation of clinical and radiographic severity of periodontitis with furcation involvement: Evaluation of periapical radiographs and Cone-beam Computed Tomography

Syurri Innaddinna Syahraini (Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, 10430)
Hanna Huzaima Bachtiar Iskandar (Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, 10430)
Bramma Kiswanjaya (Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, 10430)
Fatimah Maria Tadjoedin (Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia, 10430)

Jurnal Radiologi Dentomaksilofasial Indonesia (JRDI)
Vol 7 No 2 (2023): Jurnal Radiologi Dentomaksilofasial Indonesia (JRDI)

Objectives: To analyze the correlation of clinical and radiographic features in periodontitis with furcation involvement. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional analytic study of 30 mandibular molars from 13 patients (8 males and 5 females), who had periodontitis with furcation involvement, with purposive sampling. Clinical, periapical and CBCT examination were then carried out . Assessment for clinical dan CBCT based on modified Glickman classification. Correlation test was performed with Kendall's Tau_b. Results: There was a significant difference between subjects of non CBCT group (clinical (p=0,01) and periapical (p=0,026)), with subjects examined by CBCT. However there was no difference between the clinical and periapical group. There is a correlation between furcation involvement on CBCT and periapical group (r=0,528; p=0,003). Conclusion: There was no correlation between furcation involvement on clinical examination with periapical radiographs and CBCT. The correlation is only seen between periapical radiographs and CBCT.