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Outcome criteria for the clinical and radiographic assessment of restorations and teeth |
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| Control restoration |
Hall PMCs |
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| Successful |
restoration appears satisfactory, no intervention required no clinical signs or symptoms of pulpal pathology no pathology visible on radiographs tooth exfoliated |
restoration appears satisfactory, no intervention required no clinical signs or symptoms of pulpal pathology no pathology visible on radiographs tooth exfoliated |
| 'Minor' failure |
secondary caries, or new caries clinically or radiographically restoration fracture or wear requiring intervention restoration loss; tooth restorable reversible pulpitis treated without requiring pulpotomy or extraction |
crown perforation new caries (around margins) restoration loss; tooth restorable reversible pulpitis treated without requiring pulpotomy or extraction |
| 'Major' failure |
irreversible pulpitis or dental abscess requiring pulpotomy or extraction inter-radicular radiolucency restoration loss; tooth unrestorable internal root resorption |
irreversible pulpitis or dental abscess requiring pulpotomy or extraction inter-radicular radiolucency restoration loss; tooth unrestorable internal root resorption |
Innes et al. BMC Oral Health 2007 7:18 doi:10.1186/1472-6831-7-18 |
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