Table 3 Routine dental treatments and its association with sociodemographic variables
Condition | Treatment options | Total % | Gender | Country of last degree | Experience (years) | Training status | Working place | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Jordan | Other Arab/Asian countries | West Europe/USA | East Europe | < 5 | 5–10 | 11–20 | > 20 | GDP | Conservative dentistry | Endodontics | Prosthodontics | Private clinic/center | University | MOH | RMS | |||
% | ||||||||||||||||||||
When treating a patient, I: | Focus on chief complaint | 50.8 | 52.9 | 49.1 | 48.1 | 65.1 | 35.8 | 61.9 | 57.1 | 44.9 | 48.6 | 53 | 54.2 | 53.1 | 51 | 27.3 | 49.7 | 30.8 | 67.6 | 75 |
Do full mouth assessment | 49.2 | 47.1 | 50.9 | 51.9 | 34.9 | 64.2 | 38.1 | 42.9 | 55.1 | 51.4 | 47 | 45.8 | 46.9 | 49 | 72.7 | 50.3 | 69.2 | 32.4 | 25 | |
P value | 0.454 | 0.004 | 0.312 | 0.011 | 0.002 | |||||||||||||||
I rely in caries detection and diagnosis on: | Clinical | 7.8 | 4.7 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 0 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 21.6 | 10 |
Clinical & radiographs | 63.5 | 63.4 | 63.6 | 65.4 | 60.2 | 62.3 | 57.1 | 72.4 | 68.2 | 71.4 | 36.1 | 61.2 | 71.9 | 62.7 | 72.7 | 63.2 | 66.7 | 54.1 | 80 | |
Clinical, radiographs, and other aiding diagnostic tools | 28.8 | 32 | 26.3 | 25.5 | 34.9 | 32.1 | 33.3 | 18.1 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 54.2 | 29.3 | 25 | 37.3 | 18.2 | 30.6 | 28.2 | 24.3 | 10 | |
P value | 0.089 | 0.594 | < 0.001 | 0.109 | 0.020 | |||||||||||||||
When treating incipient non-cavitated lesions, I use: | Preventive non-operative treatment | 80.5 | 71.5 | 87.3 | 82.3 | 74.7 | 90.6 | 57.1 | 81.9 | 84.1 | 77.1 | 78.3 | 78.4 | 90.6 | 86.3 | 79.5 | 79.6 | 94.9 | 73 | 80 |
Operative treatment | 19.5 | 28.5 | 12.7 | 17.7 | 25.3 | 9.4 | 42.9 | 18.1 | 15.9 | 22.9 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 5.1 | 27 | 20 | |
P value | < 0.001 | 0.005 | 0.567 | 0.264 | 0.085 | |||||||||||||||
When treating discolored demineralized occlusal fissures, I use: | Preventive non-operative treatment | 33 | 36 | 30.7 | 35 | 27.7 | 39.6 | 14.3 | 38.1 | 29.9 | 40 | 21.7 | 30.8 | 25 | 41.2 | 43.2 | 32.9 | 43.6 | 24.3 | 30 |
Class I cavity preparation | 25.8 | 28 | 24.1 | 26.3 | 27.7 | 9.4 | 52.4 | 31.4 | 22.4 | 23.8 | 25.3 | 30.8 | 12.5 | 19.6 | 11.4 | 28 | 5.1 | 29.7 | 25 | |
Fissure sealant or PRR | 41.2 | 36 | 45.2 | 38.7 | 44.6 | 50.9 | 33.3 | 30.5 | 47.7 | 36.2 | 53 | 38.5 | 62.5 | 39.2 | 45.5 | 39.1 | 51.3 | 45.9 | 45 | |
P value | 0.185 | 0.008 | 0.018 | 0.010 | 0.088 | |||||||||||||||
When treating lesions confined to enamel, I use: | Preventive non-operative treatment | 34.8 | 30.2 | 38.2 | 34.2 | 22.9 | 56.6 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 35.5 | 31.4 | 39.8 | 28.9 | 50 | 49 | 43.2 | 33.2 | 53.8 | 32.4 | 25 |
Operative treatment | 65.2 | 69.8 | 61.8 | 65.8 | 77.1 | 43.4 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 64.5 | 68.6 | 60.2 | 71.1 | 50 | 51 | 56.8 | 66.8 | 46.2 | 67.6 | 75 | |
P value | 0.099 | 0.001 | 0.671 | 0.004 | 0.057 | |||||||||||||||
I routinely restore arrested asymptomatic lesions: | Yes | 13.2 | 19.8 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 20.5 | 11.3 | 19 | 8.6 | 15 | 18.1 | 10.8 | 15.4 | 3.1 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 15.1 | 0 | 13.5 | 10 |
No | 28 | 22.7 | 32 | 27.6 | 27.7 | 39.6 | 4.8 | 27.6 | 27.1 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 24.9 | 28.1 | 29.4 | 45.5 | 27.3 | 33.3 | 29.7 | 25 | |
Only upon patient’s demand | 58.8 | 57.6 | 59.6 | 61.7 | 51.8 | 49.1 | 76.2 | 63.8 | 57.9 | 53.3 | 60.2 | 59.7 | 68.8 | 58.8 | 45.4 | 57.6 | 66.7 | 56.8 | 65 | |
P value | 0.002 | 0.022 | 0.507 | 0.068 | 0.290 | |||||||||||||||
I treat radiographically detected proximal caries confined to enamel using: | Preventive non-operative treatment | 44.8 | 36.6 | 50.9 | 47.3 | 27.7 | 64.2 | 33.3 | 50.5 | 40.2 | 45.7 | 42.2 | 39.6 | 59.4 | 52.9 | 56.8 | 46.7 | 53.8 | 21.6 | 40 |
Operative treatment | 55.2 | 63.4 | 49.1 | 52.7 | 72.3 | 35.8 | 66.7 | 49.5 | 59.8 | 54.3 | 57.8 | 60.4 | 40.6 | 47.1 | 43.2 | 53.3 | 46.2 | 78.4 | 60 | |
P value | 0.005 | < 0.001 | 0.465 | 0.021 | 0.019 | |||||||||||||||
I treat deep dentinal caries with: | Removing carious soft and hard (infected and affected) dentin leaving caries-free stain-free floor | 25.2 | 25 | 25.4 | 18.9 | 37.3 | 34.3 | 28.6 | 16.2 | 38.3 | 20 | 26.5 | 25.6 | 9.4 | 31.4 | 27.3 | 26.6 | 23.1 | 24.3 | 10 |
Removing just the soft infected carious dentin leaving discolored hard affected dentin on the floor | 74.8 | 75 | 74.6 | 81.1 | 62.7 | 66 | 71.4 | 83.8 | 61.7 | 80 | 73.5 | 74.4 | 90.6 | 68.6 | 72.7 | 73.4 | 76.9 | 75.7 | 90 | |
P value | 0.920 | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.145 | 0.409 | |||||||||||||||
My routine treatment of old failed restorations: | Replace | 67.2 | 70.3 | 64.9 | 68.3 | 75.9 | 54.7 | 52.4 | 72.4 | 77.6 | 64.8 | 50.6 | 67.8 | 56.2 | 80.4 | 56.8 | 68.8 | 61.5 | 54.1 | 80 |
Repair if possible | 32.8 | 29.7 | 35.1 | 31.7 | 24.1 | 45.3 | 47.6 | 27.6 | 22.4 | 35.2 | 49.4 | 32.2 | 43.8 | 19.6 | 43.2 | 31.2 | 38.5 | 45.9 | 20 | |
P value | 0.251 | 0.032 | 0.001 | 0.047 | 0.152 | |||||||||||||||
My routine treatment of old stained restorations: | Keep and polish | 81.5 | 78.5 | 83.8 | 81.9 | 78.3 | 84.9 | 81 | 81.9 | 82.2 | 77.1 | 85.5 | 81.7 | 87.5 | 70.6 | 88.6 | 81.6 | 89.7 | 81.1 | 65 |
Replace | 18.5 | 21.5 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 21.7 | 15.1 | 19 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 22.9 | 14.5 | 18.3 | 12.5 | 29.4 | 11.4 | 18.4 | 10.3 | 18.9 | 35 | |
P value | 0.178 | 0.802 | 0.518 | 0.099 | 0.146 | |||||||||||||||
My treatment of old restorations without clinical or radiographic signs of failure: | I convince the patient to keep them | 84.8 | 83.1 | 16.9 | 86.4 | 78.3 | 86.8 | 85.7 | 84.8 | 83.2 | 85.7 | 85.5 | 83.2 | 96.9 | 88.2 | 81.8 | 83.9 | 84.6 | 91.9 | 85 |
I replace them upon patient’s demand | 15.2 | 86 | 14 | 13.6 | 21.7 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.2 | 16.8 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 16.8 | 3.1 | 11.8 | 18.2 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 8.1 | 15 | |
P value | 0.436 | 0.338 | 0.956 | 0.175 | 0.651 | |||||||||||||||