Title |
Replacement versus repair of defective restorations in adults: amalgam
|
---|---|
Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, February 2014
|
DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd005970.pub3 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Mohammad O Sharif, Alison Merry, Melanie Catleugh, Martin Tickle, Paul Brunton, Stephen M Dunne, Vishal R Aggarwal, Lee Yee Chong |
Abstract |
Amalgam is a common filling material for posterior teeth, as with any restoration amalgams have a finite life-span. Traditionally replacement was the ideal approach to treat defective amalgam restorations, however, repair offers an alternative more conservative approach where restorations are only partially defective. Repairing a restoration has the potential of taking less time and may sometimes be performed without the use of local anaesthesia hence it may be less distressing for a patient when compared with replacement. Repair of amalgam restorations is often more conservative of the tooth structure than replacement. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Chile | 3 | 21% |
Saudi Arabia | 2 | 14% |
United Kingdom | 2 | 14% |
Canada | 1 | 7% |
Australia | 1 | 7% |
Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 7% |
Norway | 1 | 7% |
United States | 1 | 7% |
Unknown | 2 | 14% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 7 | 50% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 29% |
Scientists | 2 | 14% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
India | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 136 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Bachelor | 16 | 12% |
Student > Master | 14 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 9% |
Researcher | 11 | 8% |
Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 7% |
Other | 24 | 18% |
Unknown | 50 | 36% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 54 | 39% |
Psychology | 10 | 7% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 2% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 2% |
Social Sciences | 3 | 2% |
Other | 9 | 7% |
Unknown | 55 | 40% |