How dentists classified and treated non-carious cervical lesions

J Am Dent Assoc. 1993 May;124(5):46-54. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1993.0112.

Abstract

All North Carolina general dentists were shown color photographs of three non-carious cervical lesions. A fourth picture showed cervical caries. Respondents were asked how they defined each lesion, its cause, treatment and frequency of appearance in practice. Cervical caries was identified and treated by almost all responding dentists, but they applied more varied terms, causes and treatments to non-carious defects.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence
  • Dental Restoration, Permanent / statistics & numerical data
  • Diet Therapy / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prevalence
  • Root Caries / diagnosis
  • Root Caries / therapy
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Terminology as Topic*
  • Tooth Abrasion / diagnosis
  • Tooth Abrasion / therapy
  • Tooth Diseases / classification*
  • Tooth Diseases / therapy
  • Tooth Erosion / diagnosis
  • Tooth Erosion / therapy
  • Tooth Root / pathology*