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Comparison Study of Diagnosis and Treatment Planning for Dental Infections between Dental Students and Practitioners
Oh, Se-Lim Jones, Deborah Kim, Jong Ryul Choi, Seung Kee Chung, Man-Kyo
Oh, Se-Lim
Jones, Deborah
Kim, Jong Ryul
Choi, Seung Kee
Chung, Man-Kyo
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2022-07-26
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Endodontology
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10081393
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This study aimed to access the knowledge in diagnosing dental infections and the practice in treatment planning for the affected teeth among dental practitioners (DPs) and senior (final-year) students. A survey questionnaire containing two cases (Case A; periodontal abscess and Case B; periapical abscess) with four questions per case was delivered to potential participants. Fifty-nine DPs voluntarily participated in the survey. For senior students, the case study was a part of their course requirements; one of the two cases (either Case A or B) was randomly assigned to the 126 seniors. The distribution of responses was significantly different between the DP and senior groups except for the diagnosis of Case B (Fisher’s exact test; p = 0.05). Only 31% of the participants diagnosed Case A as periodontal abscess; most of them selected periodontal surgery as the first treatment option. Despite a high agreement in diagnosing Case B, the choice of treatment was significantly different; the most frequent treatment option was extraction (51%) from the DP group and root canal retreatment (57%) from the senior group. The study revealed that the diagnosis of periodontal abscess was more challenging than that of periapical abscess among dental professionals.
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Oh, S.-L.; Jones, D.; Kim, J.R.; Choi, S.K.; Chung, M.-K. Comparison Study of Diagnosis and Treatment Planning for Dental Infections between Dental Students and Practitioners. Healthcare 2022, 10, 1393. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10081393
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