- MEDIUM
- Research
- Tier 1
- Peer-Reviewed Research
Association between suspected cemental tears and periodontal breakdown
- Source
- Journal of Clinical Periodontology
- Author
- Leyuan Shen, Xinyi Zhang, Xiaoqing Liu, Hanbo Li, Li Guo, Deqin Yang
- Originally at
- onlinelibrary.wiley.com(opens in a new tab)
Summary and scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol. Not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Periodontists and general dentists should note that suspected cemental tears on radiographs are linked to greater localized bone loss, yet this diagnosis is rarely recorded initially.
Key points
- 01
A review of 370,061 periapical radiographs from 203,286 patients found suspected cemental tears in 0.43% of teeth.
- 02
Sites with suspected cemental tears showed greater localized radiographic bone loss than matched reference sites within the same patients.
- 03
Initial clinical records listed cemental tear as the diagnosis for only 17 of 1,466 reviewed teeth (1.16%).
- 04
Detection of suspected cemental tears increased with patient age (OR 1.46 per decade).
Who should care
- Specialist
- Academia / research
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Journal of Clinical Periodontology
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