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Furcation

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fur·cate  (fûrkt)
intr.v. fur·cat·ed, fur·cat·ing, fur·cates
To divide into branches; fork.
adj.
Divided into branches; forked.
[Late Latin furctus, forked, from Latin furca, fork.]
furcately adv.
fur·cation n.
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Noun1.furcation - the place where something divides into branches
forking
angular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles
bifurcation - the place where something divides into two branches
ramification, branch, leg - a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"
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Diseased and at-risk teeth are described as those with caries extending into the pulp chamber, those with periapical lesions, periodontal pockets over 4-5 mm, furcation involvements of Grade 2 and mobility of Grade 2 or more.
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Furthermore, after additional modeling, we found a smoking and dental furcation interaction (p = 0.
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These indications include the treatment of periodontal defects between the dental roots, called furcation involvement, which occur in posterior teeth that have more than one root and the surgical treatment of recession defects.
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