Table 1.
Distribution of participants in relation to knowledge demonstrated on the concepts of dental caries, its treatment and the requirements for caries lesion arrest
| Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Concepts on dental caries | ||
| Showed knowledge | 16 | 13.0 |
| Showed no knowledge | 107 | 87.0 |
| Concepts of the treatment of dental caries | ||
| Showed knowledge | 42 | 34.1 |
| Showed no knowledge | 81 | 65.9 |
| Removal of carious dentine | ||
| It depends of total removal of carious dentine | 49 | 39.8 |
| Regardless of total removal | 59 | 48.8 |
| No answer | 15 | 12.2 |
| Material | ||
| It depends of the material | 75 | 61.0 |
| Regardless of the material | 26 | 21.1 |
| No answer | 15 | 12.2 |
| Efficient restoration (hermetic) | ||
| It depends of the restoration | 104 | 84.6 |
| Regardless of the restoration | 6 | 4.9 |
| No answer | 13 | 10.6 |
| Total | 123 | 100.0 |