ArticleJournal of dentistry2013
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.
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- Resin infiltration of deproteinised natural occlusal subsurface lesions improves initial quality of fissure sealing.International journal of oral science · 2017Article
- Attitudes, practice, and experience of German dentists regarding repair restorations.Clinical oral investigations · 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
- Managing caries: the need to close the gap between the evidence base and current practice.British dental journal · 2015Article
- Concordance between responses to questionnaire scenarios and actual treatment to repair or replace dental restorations in the National Dental PBRN.Journal of dentistry · 2015Article
- Concordance between clinical practice and published evidence: findings from The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to quantify the agreement among individual National Dental Practice-Based Research Network dentists' self-reported treatment decisions for primary occlusal caries, primary proximal caries, and existing restorations.
methodsFive hypothetical clinical scenarios were presented: primary occlusal caries; primary proximal caries; and whether three existing restorations should be repaired or replaced. We quantified the probability that dentists who recommended later restorative intervention for primary caries were the same ones who recommended that existing restorations be repaired instead of replaced.
resultsDentists who recommended later restorative treatment of primary occlusal caries and proximal caries at a more-advanced stage were significantly more likely to recommend repair instead of replacement. Agreement among dentists on a threshold stage for the treatment of primary caries ranged from 40 to 68%, while that for repair or replacement of existing restorations was 36 to 43%.
conclusionsDentists who recommended repair rather than replacement of existing restorations were significantly more likely to recommend later treatment of primary caries. Conversely, dentists who recommended treatment of primary caries at an earlier stage were significantly more likely to recommend replacement of the entire restoration. Between-dentist agreement for primary caries treatment was better than between-dentist agreement for repair or replacement of existing restorations. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: These findings suggest consistency in how individual dentists approach the treatment of primary caries and existing restorations. However, substantial variation was found between dentists in their treatment decisions about the same teeth.
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