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ISSN (Print) 1013-9052
EISSN 1658-3558
The Saudi Dental Journal,
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A contemporary survey of dental cervical lesions. Part II: The influence of dentists' qualification on the treatment
Fouad K Wahab, BDS, MScD, PhD , Firas J Shaini, BDS, MdentSc, PhD
Maher M Jarbawi, BDS, HD, PhD Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of dentist qualification, dental speciality and type of clinical practice in determining the reasons for treating dental cervical lesions, types of treatment and restorative materials used. Out of 248 dentists randomly selected to fill self-administered questionnaires, 176 general dental practitioners and 44 specialists working in Amman, Jordan filled 220 questionnaires. The questionnaire contained questions concerning the age, qualification and type of practice of the respondents. The respondents were asked to report the reasons for treating the four types of cervical lesions and to indicate the restorative materials used. Data were analyzed by Chi-square method at a significance level of P<0.05 using SPSS. The main reason for treatment was dentine hypersensitivity in case of erosion (68.6%), abrasion (67.2%) and abfraction (48.4%) and aesthetics for root caries (70.9%). Among the treatment alternatives available, the respondents chose the provision of a restoration as the treatment of choice for root caries (87.7%), abrasion (47.5%) and erosion (45.8%), whilst the treatment of choice for abfraction (44.4%) was preventive advice and monitoring. Glass ionomer cement or compomer were the materials of choice for the restoration of root caries (63.5%) and resin composite for erosion (61.7%), abrasion (62.5%) and abfraction (46.9%). There were significant differences (P<0.05) in results when the highest qualification, type of specialty and the primary type of clinical practice of respondents were considered. Aesthetics and dentine hypersensitivity were common reasons for treatment of cervical lesions. A predominantly restorative approach to the management of these lesions was adopted. However, non-invasive procedures for managing a proportion of the lesions particularly erosion, abrasion and attrition were also used.
Saudi Dental Journal 2004:16(1)9-15.
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