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ArticleEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2021

Deep carious lesions management in children and adolescents: a questionnaire survey among dentists practicing paediatric dentistry in France.

M Muller-Bolla, E Aïem, A M Velly, S Doméjean

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Article in European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Selective caries removal and management of exposed pulp in fully developed and immature teeth with reversible pulpitis: a questionnaire-based study in Greece.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025
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M Muller-BollaDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Côte D'Azur University, Site Saint Jean d'Angely - Bt SJA 2, 5 rue du 22ème BCA, 06357, Nice Cedex 4, France. michele.muller@univ-cotedazur.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2811-5339
E AïemDepartment of Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Côte D'Azur University, Site Saint Jean d'Angely - Bt SJA 2, 5 rue du 22ème BCA, 06357, Nice Cedex 4, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1306-783X
A M VellyMcGill University, Montreal, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3125-1884
S DoméjeanUFR Odontology, CROC EA 4847, Clermont Auvergne University, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4792-1777
Cognition Behaviour Technology · FRMcGill University · CASchiller International University · FRUniversité Clermont Auvergne · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWhile many questionnaire surveys have been undertaken worldwide to investigate practices toward deep carious lesion (DCL) management in adults, very few are related to children and adolescents. The present cross-sectional study aimed to assess DCL management in children and adolescents among dentists practicing paediatric dentistry in France (Fr-DPPDs). The secondary objective was to compare practices between Fr-DPPDs and dentists registered in the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD).

methodsA questionnaire was electronically administrated to members of the CEOP (Collège des Enseignants en Odontologie Pédiatrique), the SFOP (Société Française d'Odontologie Pédiatrique), and the EAPD. Descriptive analyses, Chi-square and McNemar tests, ANOVA, crude and adjusted binary logistic regression analyses were performed.

resultsA total of 99 Fr-DPPDs and 146 EAPD members answered the questionnaire. Among the Fr-DPPDs, the preferred caries removal (CR) methods were the complete CR in one step for primary teeth and mature permanent teeth (respectively, 70% and 48%) and in two steps for immature permanent teeth (39%). EAPD members were more likely, than Fr-DPPDs, to choose selective CR versus complete CR in primary teeth (odds ratio = 2.60; 95% CI 1.39-4.85). Moreover, for primary or immature permanent teeth, general practitioners were less likely to choose selective CR than specialists and exclusive practitioners in paediatric dentistry, (p < 0.001).

conclusionTooth type [primary, permanent (immature or mature)] seemed to influence DCL management. Fr-DPPS should prioritise pulpal vitality when managing DCL.

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Dental CariesPediatric DentistryAdolescentAdultChildCross-Sectional StudiesDentistsFranceHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesAdolescentCaries managementChildDeep carious lesionsQuestionnaire survey

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