Selective or stepwise carious tissue removal vs Non-selective or complete carious tissue removal
Temporal change in the proportion of dentists utilizing SE/SW · Dentists managing deep carious lesions in permanent vital teeth
The proportion of dentists choosing selective or stepwise removal rose significantly over time, by about 1.6% per calendar year (meta-regression, p<0.05), a trend the authors described as borderline (ungraded).
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- Understanding dentists' management of deep carious lesions in permanent teeth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2016 All outcomesGeneral and specialist dental practice; multiple countries (USA, Brazil, Norway, Germany, France)Meta-regression coefficient (% per year) 1.69 studies · 4199 participantsGRADE not reported