{"id":929,"date":"2026-05-28T09:48:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/?post_type=article&#038;p=929"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:09:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T11:09:34","slug":"the-value-of-periodontally-compromised-teeth-4202","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/article\/the-value-of-periodontally-compromised-teeth-4202\/","title":{"rendered":"The Value of Periodontally Compromised Teeth"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"article-type":[5],"forum-tag":[260,163,150,259],"class_list":["post-929","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article-type-feature-article","forum-tag-cost-effectiveness","forum-tag-implants","forum-tag-periodontitis","forum-tag-prognosis"],"acf":{"feature_topic":1444,"authors":[1256,1258,1260,1262],"read_time":"15 min","publication_date":"20230830","doi":"10.3290\/iti.fi.45713","excerpt":"Clinicians are often faced with the dilemma of whether to extract or maintain periodontally compromised teeth. Although extraction and implant placement may seem like an attractive quick-fix option, this article shows how the evidence for the benefits of this approach is poor. The authors make the argument for the value of periodontally compromised teeth and for the importance of increasing awareness of the potentially good long-term outcomes of questionable teeth.","references":"Agudio G, Buti J, Bonaccini D, Pini Prato G, Cortellini P. Longevity of teeth in patients susceptible to periodontitis: Clinical outcomes and risk factors associated with tooth loss after active therapy and 30\u2009years of supportive periodontal care. J Clin Periodontol 2023;50(4):520\u2013532. doi: 10.1111\/jcpe.13770. Epub 2023 Jan 17. PMID: 36631984.\r\n\r\nAnte IH. The fundamental principles of abutments. Thesis. Mich State Dent Soc Bull 1926: 8: 14\u201323.\r\n\r\nAraujo MG, Sukekava F, Wennstrom JL, Lindhe J. Tissue modeling following implant placement in fresh extraction sockets. 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