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. 2020 Jul 27;47(Suppl 22):4–60. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13290
Evidence‐based recommendation and statement (3.10)
  1. We recommend that molars with Class II and III furcation involvement and residual pockets receive periodontal therapy.

  2. Furcation involvement is no reason for extraction.

Supporting literature Dommisch et al. (2020); Jepsen et al. (2019)

Quality of evidence

Regenerative treatment: 20 RCTs (575 patients)

Resective treatment: Seven observational studies (665 patients) with low quality of evidence

Grade of recommendation

A. Grade A—↑↑

B. Statement

A. Strength of consensus Strong consensus (1.5% of the group abstained due to potential CoI)

B. Strength of consensus Consensus (1.5% of the group abstained due to potential CoI)