[Test your decision making skills. When should endodontic treatment be redone?].
Research has shown wide variations in dentists' clinical attitude towards root canal treated teeth. Simulated cases are used as tools in the investigation of practitioners' clinical behavior and decision making. We therefore used simulated cases (clinical histories and radiographs) of 14 endodontically treated teeth to: (1) determine the predominant proposed treatment strategy for each case, (2) evaluate the consensus, if any, among practitioners, (3) identify pathology and dentist factors influencing the treatment choice.
Aryanpour
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Service de Pathologie et Thérapeutique Dentaires, Ecole de Médecine dentaire et de Stomatologie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Ecole de Médecine dentaire et de Stomatologie, Avenue Hippocrate, No. 15, 1200 Bruxelles.
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Van Nieuwenhuysen
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D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists'; D011859:Radiography; D019233:Retreatment; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D019553:Tooth, Nonvital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy