Preliminary investigation into the validity of dentists' decisions to restore occlusal surfaces of permanent teeth.

EJ Kay; A Watts; RC Paterson; AS Blinkhorn

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1988.tb01850.x

Preliminary investigation into the validity of dentists' decisions to restore occlusal surfaces of permanent teeth.

EJ Kay, A Watts, RC Paterson, AS Blinkhorn

Peninsula Dental School

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-94
Number of pages	0
Journal	Community Dent Oral Epidemiol
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1988.tb01850.x
Publication status	Published - Apr 1988

Keywords

Dental Caries
Dental Restoration
Permanent
Dentists
Humans
Molar
Pilot Projects

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