Association of indirect restorations with past caries history and present need for restorative treatment in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966.
Clin Oral Investig
; 22(3): 1495-1501, 2018 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-29038961
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The objective of this study is to examine the prevalence of indirect restorations and their association with past caries history and present need for restorative treatment among adults in Northern Finland. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
The study population was a subsample of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (n = 1961). The oral examinations were performed in 2012-2013. Indirect restorations (inlays/onlays and single crowns) were recorded tooth wise. Caries history was described with the sum of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMF). Caries was assessed using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS). The score of 4 was used as the cut off point for visible decay. Present need for restorative treatment was calculated by summing the decayed (D) and fractured (Fr) teeth. Need for restorative treatment was dichotomized to low [(D + Fr) ≤ 1] and high [(D + Fr) > 1].RESULTS:
Altogether, 7.8% of the study population had indirect restorations. The prevalence of indirect restorations did not differ within DMF (p = 0.925), but it was higher among the subjects with a low need for restorative treatment (p < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS:
Indirect restorations were rare in the adult population and found mainly among the subjects with a low need for restorative treatment. CLINICAL RELEVANCE The results of the study can encourage dentists to consider more often indirect restorations for subjects with a need for restorative treatment.Key words
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Dental Caries
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Dental Restoration, Permanent
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Health Services Needs and Demand
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Oral Investig
Journal subject:
ODONTOLOGIA
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Finland