ArticleJournal of the American Dental Association (1939)2010
Reasons for placement of restorations on previously unrestored tooth surfaces by dentists in The Dental Practice-Based Research Network.
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- Dental restoration selection by students at southern Saudi Arabian universities.Bioinformation · 2022Article
- Has the implementation of the Minamata convention had an impact on the practice of operative dentistry in Jordan?The Journal of international medical research · 2019Article
- Satisfaction with dental care among patients who receive invasive or non-invasive treatment for non-cavitated early dental caries: findings from one region of the National Dental PBRN.BMC oral health · 2017Article
- The Post-Amalgam Era: Norwegian Dentists' Experiences with Composite Resins and Repair of Defective Amalgam Restorations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
- Practice change toward better adherence to evidence-based treatment of early dental decay in the National Dental PBRN.Implementation science : IS · 2014Article
- Dentist and practice characteristics associated with restorative treatment of enamel caries in permanent teeth: multiple-regression modeling of observational clinical data from the National Dental PBRN.American journal of dentistry · 2014Observational
- Factors affecting the placement or replacement of direct restorations in a dental school.Contemporary clinical dentistry · 2014Article
- Agreement among dentists' restorative treatment planning thresholds for primary occlusal caries, primary proximal caries, and existing restorations: findings from The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.Journal of dentistry · 2013Article
- A 24-month evaluation of amalgam and resin-based composite restorations: Findings from The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2013Article
- Prenatal exposure to dental amalgam in the Seychelles Child Development Nutrition Study: associations with neurodevelopmental outcomes at 9 and 30 months.Neurotoxicology · 2012Article
- Restoration of noncarious tooth defects by dentists in The Dental Practice-Based Research Network.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2011Article
- Prenatal exposure to dental amalgam: evidence from the Seychelles Child Development Study main cohort.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2011Article
- Practitioner, patient and carious lesion characteristics associated with type of restorative material: findings from The Dental Practice-Based Research Network.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2011Article
- Association between caries location and restorative material treatment provided.Journal of dentistry · 2011Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe authors conducted a study to identify and quantify the reasons used by dentists in The Dental Practice-Based Research Network (DPBRN) for placing restorations on unrestored permanent tooth surfaces and the dental materials they used in doing so.
methodsA total of 229 DPBRN practitioner-investigators provided data from their practices regarding 9,890 consecutive restorations in 5,810 patients. Information the practitioner-investigators provided included their reasons for restoring the teeth, the specific teeth and surfaces they restored and the restorative materials they used.
resultsPrimary caries (85 percent of teeth, 8,351 of 9,890) and noncarious defects (15 percent, 1,479 of 9,890) were the main reasons participants gave for placing restorations. Participants placed restorations necessitated by caries most frequently on occlusal surfaces (49 percent, 4,091 of 8,351). They used amalgam for 47 percent of the molar restorations and 45 percent of the premolar restorations. They used directly placed resin-based composite (RBC) for 48 percent of the molar restorations, 50 percent of the premolar restorations and 93 percent of the anterior restorations.
conclusionDPBRN practitioner-investigators cited dental caries on occlusal and proximal surfaces of molar teeth as the main reasons for placing restorations on previously unrestored tooth surfaces. RBC was the material they used most commonly for occlusal and anterior restorations. Amalgam remains the material of choice to restore posterior teeth with proximal caries, although the authors noted significant differences in the use of amalgam and RBC by dentists in various regions of the DPBRN.
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