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Table 10 Reasons for 'Major' failures being recorded. Minimum patient follow-up 23 months; range of restoration failures 0–36 months.

From: The Hall Technique; a randomized controlled clinical trial of a novel method of managing carious primary molars in general dental practice: acceptability of the technique and outcomes at 23 months

 

Criteria

Control restoration (Control restoration)

Hall PMC

Clinical failure

Irreversible pulpitis

3

1

 

Dental abscess, requiring pulpotomy or extraction

12

2

 

Restoration loss; tooth unrestorable

2

0

Radiographic failure with no clinical signs

Pulp therapy carried out, but no record in notes

1

0

 

Internal resorption

1

0

Total

 

19

3