Residual Periodontal Ligament in Extracted Teeth - Is It Associated With Indication for Extraction?

• Main Authors: Juliana Maier (Author), Camila Silveira Sfreddo (Author), Ana Paula Pereira Reiniger (Author), Karla Zanini Kantorski (Author), Ulf ME Wikesjö (Author), Carlos Heitor Cunha Moreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Periodontal disease is a major cause of tooth loss. Few studies have evaluated the residual area of the periodontal ligament in extracted teeth and, to the best of our knowledge, none from Latin America have done so regarding indications for extraction. The aim of this study was to evalu...