Kasperek, Dariusz 
ORCID: 0000-0001-6890-0089, Haque, Afzal, Albadri, Sondos ORCID: 0000-0001-6516-9497 and Jarad, Fadi ORCID: 0000-0002-5485-2706
(2024)
Opinions of UK General Dental Practitioners on the Restoration of Posterior Root Filled Teeth: a Vignette Survey.
Primary dental journal, 13 (1).
pp. 80-88.
ISSN 2050-1684, 2050-1692
Abstract
<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate factors which influence UK general dental practitioners (GDPs) when restoring posterior root filled teeth.<h4>Method</h4>An electronic survey was designed to explore current strategies of treatment of posterior root filled teeth by UK-based GDPs working in primary care. Three vignette cases included in the questionnaire explored a variety of tooth, patient, and financial factors. The survey was distributed by email and social media platforms between December 2018 and February 2019.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 528 valid responses were collected. The majority of participants (84.1%) regularly restored posterior root filled teeth with an indirect restoration. Presence of persistent symptoms post root canal treatment (RCT) completion would impact the management of 85% of the surveyed respondents. Referral to a specialist, deferral of provision of the definitive restoration, and fear of litigation were reported by the GDPs as influencing factors.<h4>Conclusion</h4>This survey highlights that decision making regarding restoration of root filled teeth is a multifactorial process. Tooth, patient, and financial factors were all shown to influence the restorative management of the posterior root filled teeth.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Humans, Dental Restoration, Permanent, Crowns, Root Canal Therapy, Surveys and Questionnaires, United Kingdom |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2024 08:23 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Dec 2024 02:45 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/20501684241230198 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20501684241230198 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3183251 |
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