Preliminary investigation into the validity of dentists' decisions to restore occlusal surfaces of permanent teeth |
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| Authors: | Elizabeth J. Kay rew Watts Robert C. Paterson Anthony S. Blinkhorn |
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| Affiliation: | University of Glasgow, Department of Community Medicine, Glasgow, Scotland;Department of Conservative Dentistry, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Abstract: | Abstract – This study investigates the validity of the treatment decisions made by 10 hospital dentists, who examined the fissures of extracted teeth using a visual-only technique. The study shows that 8 of the 10 dentists were more likely to leave carious teeth unrestored than unnecessarily treat sound teeth. The authors suggest that this system of diagnosing occlusal caries is a satisfactory one in terms of its sensitivity and specificity. |
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| Keywords: | dentists decisions teeth, occlusal |
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