Remaining Tooth Structure Assessment
Placeholder: sound structure percentage anchors every later decision.
- Varies: Sound structure (placeholder metric)
- Tracked: Decay depth (placeholder metric)
- Scored: Fracture risk (placeholder metric)
- Checked: Pulp exposure (placeholder metric)
Why remaining structure matters
Placeholder: more remaining structure supports a stronger, longer-lasting restoration.
Placeholder: structure loss below a threshold favors extraction.
Restorability of Crown and Root
Placeholder: crown and root anatomy determine if rebuilding is feasible.
- Assessed: Crown restorable (placeholder metric)
- Assessed: Root canal viable (placeholder metric)
- Measured: Ferrule height (placeholder metric)
- Flagged: Post/core need (placeholder metric)
Crown vs root restorability
Placeholder: adequate ferrule and canal access favor restoration success.
Placeholder: poor ferrule or root fracture lowers restorability sharply.
Periodontal Support Consideration
Placeholder: bone and gum health decide if the tooth can bear load.
- Graded: Bone level (placeholder metric)
- Checked: Mobility (placeholder metric)
- Measured: Pocket depth (placeholder metric)
- Tracked: Attachment loss (placeholder metric)
Periodontal foundation
Placeholder: strong periodontal support improves restoration prognosis significantly.
Placeholder: poor support pushes the decision toward extraction.
Cost-Benefit of Restoration vs Extraction
Placeholder: balancing effort, cost, and expected longevity of each path.
- Higher: Restoration cost (placeholder metric)
- Lower: Extraction cost (placeholder metric)
- Variable: Longevity gain (placeholder metric)
- Variable: Follow-up need (placeholder metric)
Weighing the scale
Placeholder: the balance scale tips toward the option with better net value.
Placeholder: marginal cases require patient-specific judgment.
Final Treatment Decision
Placeholder: all factors combine into one recommended treatment path.
- Computed: Decision (placeholder metric)
- Scored: Confidence (placeholder metric)
- Noted: Alt. option (placeholder metric)
- Recommended: Review (placeholder metric)
Reaching the recommendation
Placeholder: the simulator combines structure, restorability, and support scores.
Placeholder: adjust sliders above to explore edge-case decisions.