title: Is it Ethical to Withhold Restorative Dental Care From a Child with Occlusoproximal Caries Lesions Into Dentin of Primary Molars?
abstract: Non-restorative caries treatment (NRCT) has been mentioned as a treatment option for occluso-proximal caries lesions into dentin of primary molars. The NRCT approach for occluso-proximal caries lesions in primary molars was considered from an ethical perspective. In summary, it is not ethical to withhold restorative dental care from a child with occluso-proximal caries lesions into dentin of primary molars.
authors: Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. hashim.nainar@utoronto.ca.
authors: S M Hashim
authors: SM
authors: Nainar
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D002648:Child; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000941:ethics*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000941:ethics; D003804:Dentin / Q000473:pathology*; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology*