ArticleBMC oral health2009
Impact of Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) on the treatment profile in pilot government dental clinics in Tanzania.
Article in BMC oral health, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04619264 (Impact of Minimally Invasive Restorative Techniques on Pregnant Women Oral Health Related Quality of Life), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Impact of Minimally Invasive Restorative Techniques on Pregnant Women Oral Health Related Quality of Life: a Randomized Clinical Trial
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of two minimally invasive restorative techniques in improving the oral health-related quality of life of pregnant women: a six months randomized controlled trial.BMC oral health · 2021Trial
- Comparative Evaluation of the Survival Rates of Atraumatic Restorative Treatment Restorations Using Bilayer Technique along with Nanofilled Coating in Primary Molars: A Clinical Study.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2024Article
- Twelve-month evaluation of the atraumatic restorative treatment approach for class III restorations: An interventional study.World journal of clinical cases · 2020Article
- Attitudes towards tooth fillings in Tanzanian adults and its association with previous filling experience.BMC oral health · 2018Article
- Twenty-five-year atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) approach: a comprehensive overview.Clinical oral investigations · 2012Review
- Assessment of Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) on the permanent dentition in a primary care setting in Nigeria.International dental journal · 2011Article
- ART integration in oral health care systems in Latin American countries as perceived by directors of oral health.Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB · 2009Article
- Barriers of Restorative Care among Dental Patients in Jeddah: A Cross-sectional Analytical Survey.Contemporary clinical dentistryArticle
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe predominant mode of treatment in government dental clinics in Tanzania has been tooth extraction because the economy could not support the conventional restorative care which depends on expensive equipment, electricity and piped water systems. Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) was perceived as a suitable alternative. A 3.5-year study was designed to document the changes in the treatment profiles ascribed to the systematic introduction of ART in pilot government dental clinics.
methodsDental practitioners who were working in 13 government dental clinics underwent a 7-day ART training. Treatment record data on teeth extracted and teeth restored by the conventional and ART approaches were collected from these clinics for the three study periods. The mean percentage of ART restorations to total treatment, ART restorations to total restorations, and total restorations to total treatments rendered were computed. Differences between variables were determined by ANOVA, t-test and Chi-square.
resultsThe mean percentage of ART restorations to total treatment rendered was 0.4 (SE = 0.5) and 11.9 (SE = 1.1) during the baseline and second follow-up period respectively (ANOVA mixed model; P < 0.0001). The mean percentage of ART restorations to total restorations rendered at baseline and 2nd follow-up period was 8.4% and 88.9% respectively (ANOVA mixed model; P < 0.0001). The mean percentage of restorations to total treatment rendered at baseline and 2nd follow-up was 3.9% and 13.0%, respectively (ANOVA mixed model; P < 0.0001). Ninety-nine percent of patients were satisfied with ART restorations, 96.6% willing to receive ART restoration again in future, and 94.9% willing to recommend ART treatment to their close relatives.
conclusionART introduction in pilot government dental clinics raised the number of teeth saved by restorative care. Countrywide introduction of the ART approach in Tanzania is recommended.
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