Glickman Furcation Grade
Glickman furcation involvement grade (Glickman 1953): grades interradicular bone loss in multi-rooted teeth.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Furcation finding
- Through-and-through, but occluded by gingiva (not visible)
Result: Glickman Grade III — through-and-through defect, occluded by gingiva (not visible).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- Grades
- I incipient (bone intact); II partial / cul-de-sac (not through-and-through); III through-and-through but occluded by gingiva; IV through-and-through and clinically visible.
- Use
- Grades interradicular bone loss to guide prognosis and treatment.
What you enter
- Furcation finding
How this is calculated
Glickman I. Clinical Periodontology. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1953. (Glickman furcation-involvement classification, Grades I-IV.) Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.