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Table 2 Key factors influencing acceptability of the three management strategies from the perspectives of participants

From: Children and parents’ perspectives on the acceptability of three management strategies for dental caries in primary teeth within the ‘Filling Children’s Teeth: Indicated or Not’ (FiCTION) randomised controlled trial – a qualitative study

Key factors influencing acceptability

Trust in dental practitioner providing care

Experiences of specific procedures based on the management strategy:

Conventional with best practice prevention

Biological with best practice prevention

Best practice prevention alone

Anticipatory dental anxiety

Perceptions of effectiveness