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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gen Dent. 2009 Nov–Dec;57(6):654.

Figure 1. Scenarios asked of participating dentists.

Figure 1

Case scenario: The patient is a 30 year old female with no relevant medical history. She has no complaints and is in your office today for a routine visit. She has been attending your practice on a regular basis for the past 6 years.

Questions 1 and 2: Please indicate the one number that corresponds to the lesion depth at which you would do a permanent restoration (composite, amalgam, etc.) instead of only doing preventive therapy

1. If the patient has no dental restorations, no dental caries, and is not missing any teeth.

2. If the patient has 12 teeth with existing dental restorations, heavy plaque and calculus, multiple Class V white spot lesions, and is not missing any teeth.