Undergraduate dental students and dentists’ acceptability and knowledge about selective caries tissue removal

Authors

  • Luciana Lourenço Ribeiro Vitor Assistant Professor (Sacred Heart University Center, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1671-0851
  • Eloá Cristina Passucci Ambrosio Postdoctoral Student (University of São Paulo, Bauru School of Dentistry/ Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil). https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2322-3832
  • Paula Karine Jorge Postdoctoral Student (University of São Paulo, Hospital of Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil). https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9221-8052
  • Natalino Lourenço Neto Doctor Professor (University of São Paulo, Bauru School of Dentistry/ Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil). https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0227-0349
  • Thiago Cruvinel Associate Professor (University of São Paulo, Bauru School of Dentistry/ Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil). https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7095-908X
  • Maria Aparecida Andrade Moreira Machado Full Professor (University of São Paulo, Bauru School of Dentistry/ Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil). https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3778-7444
  • Thais Marchini Oliveira Associate Professor (University of São Paulo, Bauru School of Dentistry/ Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health, and Hospital of Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil). https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3460-3144

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/2177-0018.128961

Keywords:

Surveys and questionnaires, Tooth, Dental caries, Dentists, Practice Patterns, Dentists’

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the acceptability and knowledge of undergraduate dental students and dentists on selective caries tissue removal (SCTR). Materials and Methods: Third- and fourth-year Dentistry undergraduates (Group 1) and graduates working in a Hospital Dentistry Center (Group 2) were included in the study. Participants anonymously and confidentially answered a validated questionnaire containing eleven questions on the diagnosis and management of deep caries lesions. Pearson’s Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression compared the answers (p<0.05). Results: Total sample comprised 146 participants. Of these, 81.5% were female; 52.05% were graduates and the most prevalent age group was 18-29 years old (85.62%).  Sixty-nine participants chose stepwise caries removal (p=0.027). The logistic regression analysis showed statistically significant differences. The participants who considered pulp wall moist have approximately eight times more likelihood to choose an invasive treatment (p=0.028). Those who chose endodontic treatment as an option for two-year survival have three times more likelihood to choose an invasive treatment (p=0.032). Those who affirmed that the carious dentin close to the pulp should not be removed had almost three times more likelihood to choose minimally invasive treatments (p=0.031). Discussion: Studies with questionnaires can be useful tools to detect whether the students and dentists are following the most current evidences to treat deep carious lesions. Conclusion: The participants had certain level of knowledge on SCTR, but the technique acceptability lacked consensus.

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2023-07-20

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Luciana Lourenço Ribeiro Vitor, Eloá Cristina Passucci Ambrosio, Paula Karine Jorge, Natalino Lourenço Neto, Thiago Cruvinel, Maria Aparecida Andrade Moreira Machado, & Thais Marchini Oliveira. (2023). Undergraduate dental students and dentists’ acceptability and knowledge about selective caries tissue removal. Revista Da Faculdade De Odontologia De Porto Alegre, 64, e128961. https://doi.org/10.22456/2177-0018.128961

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