Defect characteristics | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | |||
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Tooth 11 | Tooth 44 | Tooth 42 | Tooth 36 | Tooth 16 | Tooth 27 | ||
Morphology | Convetionala | Horizontal | Vertical | Vertical | Vertical | Vertical | Horizontal |
3Db | Horizonto-vertical | Vertical | Vertical | Vertical | Vertical | Vertical | |
Intraoperative | Horizonto-vertical | Vertical | Vertical | Vertical | Vertical | Vertical | |
No. of affected tooth surfaces | Conventional | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
3D | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Intraoperative | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
No. of bony walls | Conventional | 0 | 1 | 2 | Mesc: 2; Distd: 1 | 2 | 0 |
3D | 3 | 1 | 1 | Mes: 1; Dist: 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Intraoperative | 3 | 1 | 1 | Mes: 1; Dist: 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Furcation involvement | Conventional | – | – | – | Grade 0 | Mesial grade I | Grade 0 |
3D | – | – | – | Lingual grade II | Mesial grade II | Mesial grade II | |
Intraoperative | – | – | – | Lingual grade II | Mesial grade II | Mesial grade II | |
Was it possible to determine defect characteristics with conventional methods? | NO | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | |
Was it possible to determine defect characteristics with the aid of 3D virtual models? | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |