title: Faculty differences in replacement decisions for amalgam restorations.
abstract: During a 15-week period, six full-time faculty members supervised the replacement of amalgam restorations by clinical dental students. The tooth numbers, the amalgam surfaces replaced, the reasons for replacement, and the instructors were compared. The students removed 956 surfaces of amalgam from 436 teeth. The primary reasons cited for replacement were marginal breakdown (69%) and caries (33%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Operative Dentistry, Medical University of South Carolina, College of Dental Medicine, Charleston.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Nuckles
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Sneed
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Bayme
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Hook
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Welsh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D003731:Dental Caries; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005179:Faculty, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010685:Philosophy, Dental; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D003723:Dental Amalgam