Replacement of the defective restoration vs Repair of the defective restoration
Amalgam: Preference for replacement over repair - Scenario 8: disruption of occlusal integrity · Dentists managing a defective direct amalgam restoration (posterior occlusal Class I; standardized vignette of a 30-year-old,…
For a defective amalgam restoration with disruption of occlusal integrity, surveyed dentists most often preferred replacement over repair (pooled RR 1.70; p < 0.001); ungraded.
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- Clinical Decision-Making of Repair vs. Replacement of Defective Direct Dental Restorations: A Multinational… 2025 All outcomesNot applicable (single time-point survey, June to October 2023) · Multinational (21 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, South America); general dental practice · Overall (all 21 countries pooled)RR 1.70 [1.37, 2.10]21 studies · 3680 participantsGRADE not reported