| Control restoration | Hall PMCs |
---|---|---|
Successful | restoration appears satisfactory, no intervention required no clinical signs or symptoms of pulpal pathology no pathology visible on radiographs tooth exfoliated | restoration appears satisfactory, no intervention required no clinical signs or symptoms of pulpal pathology no pathology visible on radiographs tooth exfoliated |
'Minor' failure | secondary caries, or new caries clinically or radiographically restoration fracture or wear requiring intervention restoration loss; tooth restorable reversible pulpitis treated without requiring pulpotomy or extraction | crown perforation new caries (around margins) restoration loss; tooth restorable reversible pulpitis treated without requiring pulpotomy or extraction |
'Major' failure | irreversible pulpitis or dental abscess requiring pulpotomy or extraction inter-radicular radiolucency restoration loss; tooth unrestorable internal root resorption | irreversible pulpitis or dental abscess requiring pulpotomy or extraction inter-radicular radiolucency restoration loss; tooth unrestorable internal root resorption |