Clinical and radiographic assessment of various predictors for healing outcome 1 year after periapical surgery
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This clinical study prospectively evaluated the influence of various predictors on healing outcome 1 year after periapical surgery. The study cohort included 194 teeth in an equal number of patients. Three teeth were lost for the follow-up (1.5% drop-out rate). Clinical and radiographic measures were used to determine the healing outcome. For statistical analysis, results were dichotomized (healed versus nonhealed). The overall success rate was 83.8% (healed cases). The only individual predictors to prove significant for the outcome were pain at initial examination (p=0.030) and other clinical signs or symptoms at initial examination (p=0.042), meaning that such teeth had lower healing rates 1 year after periapical surgery compared with teeth without such signs or symptoms. Logistic regression revealed that pain at initial examination (odds ratio=2.59, confidence interval=1.2-5.6, p=0.04) was the only predictor reaching significance. Several predictors almost reached statistical significance: lesion size (p=0.06), retrofilling material (p=0.06), and postoperative healing course (p=0.06).
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Endodontics |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 123-8 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 0099-2399 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2007 |
- Adult, Alveolar Bone Loss/diagnostic imaging, Apicoectomy, Dental Restoration Failure, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Periapical Periodontitis/diagnostic imaging, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Radiography, Retrograde Obturation/methods, Root Canal Filling Materials, Toothache, Wound Healing
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