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.