Publications by authors named "Mark L McEntire"
Background: This retrospective study evaluates and assigns scores to six prognostic factors and derives a quantitative scoring index used to determine the periodontal prognosis on molar teeth.
Methods: Data were gathered on 816 molars in 102 patients with moderate-to-severe periodontitis. The six factors evaluated (age, probing depth, mobility, furcation involvement, smoking, and molar type) were assigned a numeric score based on statistical analysis.