ArticleOral health & preventive dentistry2021
Knowledge and Opinions of French Dental Students in Operative Dentistry - Management of Deep Carious Lesions.
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- A Comparative Investigation of Undergraduate Dental Student Stress in the Management of Deep and Moderate Carious Lesions.International endodontic journal · 2026Article
- Clinical Challenges and Therapeutic Approaches in Managing Deep Carious Lesions Close to the Pulp in Permanent Teeth: A Narrative Review.International journal of dentistry · 2026Review
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Abstract
purposeA questionnaire survey was recently undertaken among French dental students (FDSs) to investigate their practices, knowledge and opinions in various domains of minimal intervention (MI) in cariology. The present work focuses on management of deep carious lesions (DCLs). MATERIALS AND
methodsThe questionnaire was administered (Spring 2018) to all the fifth-year students of the 16 French dental schools. Descriptive analyses were performed.
resultsAmong 1370 FDSs (response rate: 84.5%), hardness was the most commonly reported criterion for assessing the endpoint of carious tissue removal (53.9%), followed by firm dentin (40.0%). Regarding FDSs' opinion of leaving carious dentine under a restoration, 41.9% of the respondents agreed that carious tissues should always be removed completely. For an asymptomatic tooth with DCLs and exposed pulp, direct pulp capping was mainly chosen (93.9%). In a clinical case correctly diagnosed as a reversible pulpitis by 79.7% of respondents, nearly half of FDSs chose a one-step complete excavation (48.3%) followed by selective excavation (25.1%), then two-step complete excavation (20.9%) and a minority (5.7%) opted for pulpal therapy (biopulpotomy or endodontic treatment).
conclusionThe present results suggest an inadequate dissemination of MI concepts among FDSs towards DCL management. The present results show the need for a harmonisation and a reinforcement of teaching evidence-based MI according to the latest European recommendations.
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