Role of periodontal endoscopy in clinical decision-making for teeth with suspected vertical root fractures
Min Yang, Xuefei Sun, Gaofeng Fang, Yunpeng Xue, Qianqian Dong · 2025
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Description
Min Yang and four co-authors test a tiny camera for teeth feared to have cracked roots, in a 2025 study. A vertical root fracture often ends in pulling the tooth, yet it is hard to confirm, and the usual three-dimensional scan can mislead.
The team examined 115 suspect teeth with a periodontal endoscope, a thin camera slipped along the gum line. Each tooth's plan, set before the camera by two specialists, was then re-set by what the camera saw. The camera cut needless root treatments by about forty percent and needless surgery by about two thirds, while lifting accuracy sharply. It caught about eighty-four percent of true fractures, confirmed at surgery or over a year of follow-up.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Min Yang, Xuefei Sun, Gaofeng Fang, Yunpeng Xue, Qianqian Dong |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |