DPBRN Reasons for Replacement or Repair of Dental Restorations

Reasons for Replacement or Repair of Dental Restorations

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01201876

Enrollment

6368

Registered

2010-09-15

Start date

2008-11-30

Completion date

2010-03-31

Last updated

2011-06-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Dental Caries

Keywords

Dental Caries, Assessments, dental materials

Brief summary

The purpose of this study was to document the reasons for replacement or repair of defective restorations (fillings) and to record the restorative material of the failed restoration and the material used in the replacement restoration on permanent (adult) teeth.

Detailed description

The aims of this study were to (1) quantify the prevalence of reason(s) for replacing existing restorations in DPBRN practices; (2) quantify the percentages and types of restorative materials of failed restorations that are being replaced in DPBRN practices; (3) quantify the percentages and types of restorative materials used to replace or repair failed restorations in DPBRN practices; and (4) test the hypothesis that DPBRN practitioner-investigators who reported in a previous study that they treat enamel lesions operatively are more likely in actual patients as in this study to replace entire restorations rather than do repairs and are more likely to report the clinical diagnosis of secondary caries as a reason for replacement.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* participants directly involved in this study were patients who sought dental treatment in the practitioner-investigators practices * any tooth surface that was previously restored was eligible for this study, provided that it was on a permanent (adult) tooth. This means that permanent first molars were eligible, which typically erupt at about age 6 years. This means that persons age 6 and older were enrolled in the study and there was no upper age limit.

Countries

Denmark, United States

Outcome results