General Dentists, Endodontists, and Other Dental Specialists Make Different Treatment Recommendations Depending on Dental Specialty Status When Presented with Varying Clinical Scenarios Involving Endodontically Involved Teeth
Article Title and Bibliographic Information
Differences in clinical decision making: a comparison between specialists and general dentists. Bigras BR, Johnson BR, BeGole EA, Wenckus CS. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2008;106(1):139-44.
Reviewer
Brian Laurence, DDS, PhD
Purpose/Question
When faced with different clinical scenarios of varying difficulty involving endodontically involved teeth, do treatment choices vary according to dental specialty status?
Grade C: Consensus, disease-oriented evidence, usual practice, expert opinion, or case series for studies of diagnosis, treatment, prevention, or screening.
Associate Professor, Assistant Dean for Research, Howard University College of Dentistry, 600 W Street, NW, Washington, DC 20059
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