| Literature DB >> 3162863 |
E J Kay1, A Watts, R C Paterson, A S Blinkhorn.
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.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3162863 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1988.tb01850.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Community Dent Oral Epidemiol ISSN: 0301-5661 Impact factor: 3.383