title: Retrospective Evaluation of Treatment Planning for Dental Implant.
abstract: This retrospective study investigates the diagnostic rationale for the extraction of teeth and their replacement with implants in a dental school setting. Most of the teeth were extracted for restorative reasons (62.7%). The other reasons for extraction were periodontal (35.1%) and endodontic (1.3%). A panel of endodontists disagreed with the treatment-planning dentists' decisions in 40.3% of the cases. Slightly more than half, 52.9%, of the disagreements were for restorative reasons. Most of the decisions in disagreement were made by general dentists (60.6%), far fewer by prosthodontists (25.5%), periodontists (12.2%), and oral surgeons (1.6%). An extensive review of the literature is provided.
authors.forename: Sahng G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hasselgren
authors.forename: Sasha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Seong W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003657:Decision Making; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012575:Schools, Dental; D014081:Tooth Extraction
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants