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The following parameters are to be assessed and recorded during review appointments |
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Clinical | Normal value |
(i) Recession (measured to the cement-enamel junction or CEJ) | (i) No recession |
(ii) Tooth mobility (grades 0–3) | (ii) Grade 0 or physiological mobility |
(iii) Periodontal pockets depth (only done post-op > 6 months) | (iii) Pocket 3 mm or less |
(iv) Bleeding on probing (presence or absence) | (iv) No bleeding |
(v) Percussion test (tenderness and sound) | (v) No tenderness and normal sound |
(vi) Colour of crown | (vi) Normal colour |
(vii) Vitality testing (electric pulp and cold test) | (vii) Positive |
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Radiographic | Normal value |
(i) Root growth | (i) Continuation of root growth |
(ii) Dentinal walls of root | (ii) Thickening of dentinal walls of root |
(iii) Periapical radiolucency | (iii) Resolving periapical radiolucency |
(iv) Lamina dura | (iv) Presence of lamina dura |
(v) Pulp obliteration | (v) No obliteration |
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Intervals of follow-up |
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Review dates are given as follows: |
(i) 1 week post-op: review splint and oral hygiene |
(ii) 2 weeks post-op: review splint and oral hygiene |
(iii) 1 month and 2 months post-op: remove splint and carry out clinical and radiographic assessment |
(iv) 4 months, 6 months, 1 year post-op, and yearly: carry out clinical and radiographic assessment |
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