ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2021
Cognizance and Use of Minimally Invasive Dentistry Approach by General Dentists: An Overlooked Companion.
Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Dentists' knowledge, skills, attitudes and barriers towards minimal intervention dentistry.Brazilian oral research · 2026Article
- Long-Term Outcomes of Conservative versus Surgical Management of Dental Caries.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Article
- A narrative review of minimally invasive techniques in restorative dentistry.The Saudi dental journal · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundDental caries begins with the decalcification of the first nonorganic part, followed by the decay of the organic tooth matrix. Minimally invasive dentistry (MID) focuses on using the adhesive technique for restoration as these techniques allow minimum removal of healthy tooth structure.
objectiveThis study aimed to assess the attitude, knowledge, and behavior of the general dentists toward the use of MID and to evaluate if MID is considered as standard care measure among general dentists. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis was a cross-section observational survey and included 285 practicing dentists. The survey questions were divided into two parts. The question related to the use of sharp explorer utilized response categories (1-5), with options of always, most of the time, often, sometimes, and never or rarely. The independent variables collected were age, gender, years of practice, clinical hours, type of practice, postgraduate education, and clinic environment. The data collected were tabulated and were statistically analyzed.
resultsThe results of the present study showed that MID meets the standard of care for the treatment of both primary teeth 85.96% (
conclusionThe more dentists who listened to about MID in the past responded that the MID concept is the standard of care for the treatment of primary and permanent teeth than dentists who have heard little or nothing about MID.
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