CLINICAL EVALUATION OF BOVINE POROUS BONE MINERAL FOR THE TREATMENT OF HUMAN PERIODONTAL DEGREE II FURCATION DEFECTS

The management of furcation-involved teeth is quite demanding. Degree II furcation defects, with their unique anatomy, pose a special regenerative challenge. Numerous surgical modalities have been tested in an attempt to achieve regeneration of these defects. The purpose of this study was to clinically evaluate the efficacy of bovine porous bone mineral (BPBM) for the treatment of human mandibular molar degree II furcation defects and to compare it with open flap debridement (OFD) alone. Using a split-mouth design, a total of 20 degree II mandibular molar buccal furcation defects in 10 systemically healthy patients were treated either with bovine porous bone mineral (BPBM) as test group or with open flap debridement (OFD) as control group. The clinical parameters were recorded at baseline and 6 months. At 6 months reentry, the test group showed significantly greater pocket reduction, gain in clinical attachment, horizontal open furcation depth reduction and vertical open furcation depth reduction than the control group. Also, significant improvement was seen in bone fill and percentage gain with test group. Within limitations of the study, it was concluded that bovine porous bone mineral (BPBM) has an efficacious regenerative potential for treating degree II furcation defects.