Combined therapy for teeth with furcation involvement used as abutments for fixed restorations.

Preprosthodontic and prosthodontic procedures for preparing molars with degree 3 furcation involvement for use as abutments for a fixed prosthesis are described. Periodontal surgery precedes endodontic and restorative pretreatment of the abutments, and the required root resection, root separation, or hemisection is performed. A long-term, provisional resin-veneered metal framework restoration is placed for 9 to 12 months. If neither biological nor technical failure occurs, the final metal ceramic fixed restoration may then be fabricated.