ArticleBritish dental journal2017
The Hall Technique 10 years on: Questions and answers.
Article in British dental journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 41 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) for Egyptian Pediatric Dentists Regarding Usage of Stainless Steel Crown on Primary Molars Using Hall Technique: A Cross Sectional Study
Parental and Patient Satisfaction of Hall Technique for Caries Management in Primary Molars
Who cites it
41 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Minimal intervention dentistry for managing carious lesions into dentine in primary teeth: an umbrella review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2022Pooled it
- Resin-based sealing vs resin-modified glass-ionomer filling for treatment of occlusal cavitated dentine caries lesions in primary molars - a multi-center randomized controlled split-mouth 3-year follow-up clinical trial.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Trial
- Economic Evaluation of ART and Hall in Primary Molars.BMC oral health · 2025Trial
- Comparison of indirect pulp treatment and iRoot BP Plus pulpotomy in primary teeth with extremely deep caries: a prospective randomized trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2021Trial
- Microstructural Analysis of Carious Lesion Progression Beneath Hall Technique and Conventional Stainless-Steel Crowns in Children.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2026Article
- Knowledge and Perceptions of Preformed Metal Crowns and Pulpotomies in Primary Molars Amongst Dental Students in Amsterdam, the Netherlands-A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026Article
- Safety first! An audit to improve airway protection during student placement of preformed metal crowns.British dental journal · 2025Article
- [Interpretation of Standard on Clinical Dental Treatment for Children under General Anesthesia Orsedation].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2025Article
- Hall technology and conventional PMC technology: Progress and remaining challenge in extensive caries treatment.Medicine · 2025Review
- Minimally Invasive Techniques for Managing Dental Caries in Children: Efficacy, Applications, and Future Directions.Cureus · 2025Review
- Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Teaching of the Hall Technique Among Pediatric Dentistry Faculty in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Influence of the Hall Technique on Patient Cooperation: A Retrospective Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Knowledge, practice, and challenges in the use of stainless steel crowns and the Hall technique among Yemeni general dental practitioners: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- The Hall technique: knowledge, practice, and concerns of dentists in primary care settings in the State of Qatar-a questionnaire-based survey.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2024Article
- Do Hall Technique Crowns Affect Intra-arch Dimensions? A Split-mouth Quasi-experimental Non-randomized Feasibility Pilot Study.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2024Article
- Brazilian dentist's knowledge of minimum intervention dentistry for caries management: application of a developed knowledge scale (MIDDeC-KS) and evaluation of its psychometric properties.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2024Article
- Clinical Evaluation of the Retention of Four Different Pit and Fissure Sealants on the First Permanent Molars - An Original Research.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Article
- Questionnaire survey on the clinical application of Hall technique preformed metal crowns in caries of primary molars in China.Frontiers in oral health · 2024Article
- The Impact of Minimal Intervention Dentistry on Patient-Reported and Observation-Based Outcomes in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Contemporary Understanding of the Etiology and Management of Molar Incisor Hypomineralization: A Literature Review.Dentistry journal · 2023Review
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Abstract
It is ten years since the first paper on the Hall Technique was published in the British Dental Journal and almost 20 years since the technique first came to notice. Dr Norna Hall a (now retired) general dental practitioner from the north of Scotland had, for many years, been managing carious primary molar teeth by cementing preformed metal crowns over them, with no local anaesthesia, tooth preparation or carious tissue removal. This first report, a retrospective analysis of Dr Hall's treatments, caused controversy. How could simply sealing a carious lesion, with all the associated bacteria and decayed tissues, possibly be clinically successful? Since then, growing understanding that caries is essentially a biofilm driven disease rather than an infectious disease, explains why the Hall Technique, and other 'sealing in' carious lesion techniques, are successful. The intervening ten years has seen robust evidence from several randomised control trials that are either completed or underway. These have found the Hall Technique superior to comparator treatments, with success rates (no pain or infection) of 99% (UK study) and 100% (Germany) at one year, 98% and 93% over two years (UK and Germany) and 97% over five years (UK). The Hall Technique is now regarded as one of several biological management options for carious lesions in primary molars. This paper covers commonly asked questions about the Hall Technique and speculates on what lies ahead.
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