Responses to the questions | Entire sample N=180 |
≤35 y N=150 |
36-50 y N=22 |
>50 y N=8 |
Male N=76 |
Female N=104 |
UAE graduate N=152 |
Non-UAE graduate N=28 |
Public practice N=126 |
Public/Private Practice N=54 |
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Q1. Which lesion(s) to be restored immediately? | ||||||||||
Outer half of enamel | 7.8 | 8 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 13.0 |
Inner half of enamel | 13.3 | 12.7 | 18.2 | 25.0 | 17.1 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 20.7 | 13.4 | 13.0 |
Dentine-enamel junction | 41 | 44 | 27.3 | 25.0 | 39.5 | 42.9 | 45.4 | 20.6 | 37.8 | 50.0 |
Outer 1/3 of dentine | 27.2 | 24.7 | 36.4 | 37.5 | 26.3 | 27.6 | 24.3 | 41.4 | 33.9 | 11.1 |
Middle 1/3 of dentine | 6.1 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 12.5 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 10.3 | 3.9 | 11.1 |
Inner 1/3 of dentine | 4.4 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 1.9 |
Q2. Preferred type of preparation | ||||||||||
Conventional class II | 6.7 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 5.6 |
Simple box preparation | 72.8 | 73.3 | 72.7 | 62.5 | 80.3 | 67.7 | 73.0 | 69.0 | 71.6 | 75.9 |
Tunnel preparation | 20.6 | 19.3 | 22.7 | 37.5 | 14.5 | 24.8 | 19.1 | 27.6 | 21.3 | 18.5 |
Q3. Preferred restorative material | ||||||||||
Amalgam | 10.6 | 7.3 | 22.7 | 25.0 | 7.9 | 12.5 | 8.6 | 20.7 | 9.4 | 13.0 |
Composite | 68.9 | 72.7 | 54.5 | 50.0 | 71.1 | 67.7 | 69.7 | 65.5 | 70.1 | 66.7 |
Conventional GIC | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Resin-modified GIC | 3.9 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Composite & GIC | 16.1 | 16.0 | 22.7 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 17.8 | 6.9 | 15.7 | 16.7 |