Shortened dental arch therapy: Views of consultants in restorative dentistry in the United Kingdom
Shortened dental arch therapy: Views of consultants in restorative dentistry in the United Kingdom
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1365-2842.1996.tb00883.x
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发表时间：
1996-07-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Kayser, AF
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作者：
Allen, PF;Witter, DF;Kayser, AF
本文报告了一项关于英国修复牙科（CRD）顾问对缩短牙弓治疗（SDAT）的态度的研究结果。通过问卷调查收集数据，达到67%的答复。结果表明，95%（n = 87）的91名参与者在研究中的意见，SDA在当代临床实践中占有一席之地。80名（88%）参与者报告在过去5年中接受了SDA治疗，这些患者需要>5个牙冠和桥体的数量通常低于25%。41名（45%）参与者报告称，考虑进行SDAT的患者对其治疗结果持保留态度，尽管约75名（82%）参与者表示SDAT在口腔功能、舒适度和健康方面令人满意。SDAT后必须延长缩短的牙弓的经验仅限于34（37%）的参与者。它的结论是SDA被广泛接受，但没有广泛实践的CRD在英国，在满足现有标准的患者，SDAT的结果可能会被发现是可以接受的，在大约82%的情况下。
This paper reports the results of a study on the attitudes of the consultants in restorative dentistry (CRD) in the UK towards shortened dental arch therapy (SDAT). Data were collected by means of questionnaire, with a response of 67% achieved. The results indicate that 95% (n = 87) of the 91 participants in the study were of the opinion that SDA has a place in contemporary clinical practice. Eighty (88%) of the participants reported having prescribed SDA therapy during the last 5 years, the number of these patients requiring >5 units of crown and bridgework being typically less than 25%. Forty-one (45%) of the participants reported patients being considered for SDAT expressing reservations about the outcome of their treatment, although around 75 (82%) of the participants indicated that SDAT was satisfactory in terms of oral function, comfort and well being. Experience of having to extend shortened dental arches following SDAT was limited to 34 (37%) of the participants. It is concluded that SDA is widely accepted but not widely practiced by CRDs in the UK and that, in patients satisfying existing criteria, the outcome of SDAT may be found to be acceptable in approximately 82% of cases.