Furcation Flashcards
- Pocket formation into the flute of
the furca, but the inter-radicular
bone is intact.
Goldman-incipient or Glickman-
Grade I
- Loss of inter-radicular bone with
pocket formation of varying depths
into the furca, but not completely
through to the other side. - Can be shallow or deep
Goldman-cul-de-sac or Glickman-Grade
II (shallow and deep)
- Complete loss of inter-radicular
bone with pocket formation
allowing probe to pass
completely to the other side
Goldman-through and through or
Glickman-Grade III
- Loss of attachment and gingival
recession that has made the
furcation clearly visible to clinical
examination
Glickman-Grade IV
____ furcation classification- classification of the horizontal
component of furcation involvement
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Hamp (75)
Hamp furcation classification Degree ___:
horizontal loss less than 3 mm
- Degree 1
Hamp furcation classification Degree ___
horizontal loss >3 mm but not
the total width of furcation area
Degree 2:
Hamp furcation classification Degree ___
through and through
Degree 3:
____ furcation classification:
classification of the vertical
component of furcation involvement
Tarnow (84)
Tarnow furcation classification Subclass ___:
vertical loss up to 1/3 of
furca (1-3 mm)
Subclass A:
Tarnow furcation classification Subclass ___:
vertical loss up to 2/3 of
furca (4-6 mm)
- Subclass B:
Tarnow furcation classification Subclass ___:
vertical loss into the apical
third (>7mm)
Subclass C:
T/F: Grade/Class II or Grade/Class III furcation
involvement automatically places patient
into Stage III or Stage IV Periodontitis.***
True
Where is the mesial furcation on max molars BL and which way do you access it?
Mesial furcation toward palatal 1/3 so
probe from palatal
Where is the distal furcation on max molars BL and which way do you access it?
Distal furcation in mid 1/3 (under contact
point) so probe from palatal (or buccal)
