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ISSN (Print) 1013-9052
EISSN 1658-3558
The Saudi Dental Journal,
P.O. Box 52500,
Riyadh 11563,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
P.O. Box 52500,
Riyadh 11563,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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A survey of contemporary methods of restoring endodontically treated teeth in Riyadh area-Part II: Premolar teeth
Sahar Sabbak,
BDS, MSc, Amal Al-Qahtani,BDS
Restoration of
endodontically treated teeth is an area of controversy and divergence of
opinions. This study was initiated to detect the frequency of the preferred
methods of restoring endodontically treated premolars in different clinical
conditions. A questionnaire form was distributed among prosthodontists and
general practitioners in Riyadh
area. They were asked to indicated their year and institution of graduation,
degree and current institutions. Responses from 150 dentists were collected and
statistically analyzed. The results indicated that most of respondents
preferred to use amalgam restorative material (54%) when more than 50% of sound
tooth structure remains (condition A). When about 50% of the sound tooth
structure remains (condition B), most of respondents preferred to use a
restorative material/crown (37.3%). However, when less than 50% of the sound
tooth structure remains (condition C), 72.7% of respondents preferred to use a
cast post and core/crown. When those premolars were used as abutments for fixed
or removable partial dentures, respondents changed their choice of restorative
treatment to more advanced ones. Other factors may affect the choice of
restorative method. It can be concluded that most of respondents had the
ability to select the appropriate restorative method of the endodontically
treated premolar teeth.
Saudi Dental Journal 2004;(2):70-77.
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