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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Dent Assoc. 2010 Feb;141(2):171. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0136

Table 4.

Distribution of treatment options chosen by dentists for Cases 1 through 3 for a high caries risk individual (question 2)

Number of responses Case 1
n=514
Case 2
n=514
Case 3
n=514
No treatment 206 (40%) 52 (10%) 15 (3%)
Preventive only 179 (35%) 68 (13%) 17 (3%)
Surgical* 129 (25%) 394 (77%) 482 (94%)
Preventive and minimally-invasive 65 155 117
Preventive and restorative 5 36 127
Minimally-invasive 51 135 78
Restorative only 8 68 160
*

The area highlighted in gray shows a frequency breakdown of the surgical treatment option.

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