PHILADELPHIA, Pa, & CHICAGO, Ill., USA: American dentists are more likely to drill than seal non-cavitated caries lesions (NCCL) in children as recommended by the American Dental Association. According to a professional questionnaire conducted among a group of general practitioners and paedric dentists throughout the country, less than 50 per cent are following the organisation’s 2008 recommendations for the use of pit-and-fissure sealants.
In the survey, researchers from Temple University's Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry in Philadelphia found that approximately 40 per cent of dentists replied they would use sealants in absence of radiographic evidence of caries when confronted with photographs showing NCCL. Moreover, when radiographs were indicating caries in dentin, only 1 in 25 dentists were considering a conservative approach.
The researchers called on the ADA to develop new educational programmes to make conservative managament approaches more popular among dentists.
The ADA released its recommendations based on clinical evidence in 2008. Their use as a public health approach to complement clinical care is also recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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