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Preliminary investigation into the validity of dentists' decisions to restore occlusal surfaces of permanent teeth
Author(s) -
Kay Elizabeth J.,
Watts Andrew,
Paterson Robert C.,
Blinkhorn Anthony S.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1988.tb01850.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , orthodontics
– 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.