Table 2 Reasons for preferred treatment
Treatment option | Reasons for preferred treatment | n (%) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Case 1a | |||
RMGIC (58.3%) | Patient cooperation | 182 (56.7) | 321 |
Prognosis of the tooth | 100 (31.2) | ||
Experience | 25 (7.8) | ||
GIC (17.9%) | Patient cooperation | 52 (52.5) | 99 |
Prognosis of the tooth | 34 (34.3) | ||
Experience | 7 (7.1) | ||
ZOE (13.2%) | Patient cooperation | 38 (53.5) | 71 |
Prognosis of the tooth | 25 (35.2) | ||
Experience | 8 (11.3) | ||
RC (8.7%) | Patient cooperation | 24 (52.2) | 46 |
Prognosis of the tooth | 17 (37.0) | ||
Experience | 3 (6.5) | ||
Extraction (0.9%) | Aesthetics | 3 (60.0) | 5 |
Patient cooperation/prognosis of the tooth | 2 (40.0) | ||
PAMRC (0.7%) | Prognosis of the tooth | 4 (100.0) | 4 |
SSC (0.4%) | Patient cooperation/number of affected molars | 2 (100.0) | 2 |
Case 1b | |||
RMGIC (37.1%) | Prognosis of the tooth | 147 (78.6) | 187 |
Experience | 22 (11.8) | ||
Time available | 7 (3.7) | ||
RC (17.6%) | Prognosis of the tooth | 66 (72.5) | 91 |
Experience | 14 (15.4) | ||
Number of affected molars | 7 (7.7) | ||
GIC (17.2%) | Prognosis of the tooth | 59 (67.0) | 88 |
Experience | 11 (12.5) | ||
Number of affected molars | 9 (10.2) | ||
Extraction (15.1%) | Prognosis of the tooth | 62 (80.5) | 77 |
Experience | 10 (13.0) | ||
Number of affected molars | 2 (2.6) | ||
SSC (7.2%) | Prognosis of the tooth | 19 (51.4) | 37 |
Experience | 8 (21.6) | ||
Material longevity | 5 (13.5) | ||
ZOE (5.1%) | Prognosis of the tooth | 19 (70.4) | 27 |
Experience | 5 (18.5) | ||
Number of affected molars/materials available/aesthetics | 3 (11.1) | ||
PAMRC (0.8%) | Prognosis of the tooth | 2 (50.0) | 4 |
Materials available/experience | 2 (50.0) | ||
Case 2 | |||
RC (38.4%) | Patient cooperation | 81 (44.0) | 184 |
Prognosis of the tooth | 81 (44.0) | ||
Experience | 18 (10.0) | ||
RMGIC (26.6%) | Prognosis of the tooth | 57 (44.9) | 127 |
Patient cooperation | 49 (38.6) | ||
Experience | 12 (9.4) | ||
GIC (19.0%) | Prognosis of the tooth | 38 (42.0) | 91 |
Patient cooperation | 33 (36.3) | ||
Experience | 15 (16.5) | ||
Extraction (8.7%) | Prognosis of the tooth | 29 (69.1) | 42 |
Experience | 6 (14.3) | ||
Patient cooperation | 3 (7.1) | ||
SSC (5.4%) | Prognosis of the tooth | 10 (38.5) | 26 |
Patient cooperation | 8 (31.0) | ||
Number of affected molars | 5 (19.2) | ||
ZOE (1.0%) | Patient cooperation/experience | 4 (80.0) | 5 |
Number of affected molars | 1 (20.0) | ||
PAMRC (1.0%) | Prognosis of the tooth | 2 (40.0) | 5 |
Number of affected molars/aesthetics/patient cooperation | 3 (60.0) | ||