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An additional sex difference was found as male dentists and female patients were
overrepresented in the material, indicating that aspects of the patient-dentist
communication are also important for liability claims.
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CONCLUSIONS
• In spite of a marked caries decline:
o Endodontic treatment is still frequently performed.
0 Caries is still the main reason for performing root canal treatment.
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• As a endodontic preventive strategy:
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o Stepwise excavation versus direct complete excavation showed
a significantly higher success rate defined as unexposed pulps
with sustained pulp vitality without apical radiolucency after -1 %­
year follow-up.
o The frequency of pulp vitality without apical radiolucency showed
no difference after -1%-year follow-up between partial pulpotomy
and direct pulp capping.
0 Direct pulp capping and partial pulpotomy had low success rates
in adults.
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111 Potential factors influencing endodontic treatment quality among GDPs were:
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A low rate of adoption of new technology and rubber dam.
The creation of an aseptic operation field was regarded as the
most difficult procedure, whereas root canal treatment was
evaluated as relatively easy and was carried out rapidly.
The GDPs seemed to emphasize the presence of clinical
symptoms too much and periapical diagnosis and root canal
infection too little with respect to treatment outcome as opposed
to a gold standard.
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