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J Dent Educ. 72(3): 352-358 2008
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Milieu in Dental School and Practice

Retention of Teeth Versus Extraction and Implant Placement: Treatment Preferences of Dental Faculty and Dental Students

Peter M. Di Fiore, D.D.S., M.S.; Lawrence Tam, D.D.S.; Ha T. Thai, D.D.S.; Eugene Hittelman, Ph.D.; Robert G. Norman, Ph.D.

Key words: treatment, preferences, teeth, retention, extraction, implant

Submitted for publication 07/17/07; accepted 11/17/07

The purpose of this study was to determine the treatment preferences amongst dental faculty and dental students for either retention of teeth by endodontic and restorative treatment or extraction and implant placement. A survey of 134 general dentistry faculty and 253 senior (fourth-year) dental students was conducted in a university college of dentistry. Participants completed a survey consisting of questions for which one of two choices could be selected. For questions describing specific clinical situations, dental faculty and dental students more frequently selected endodontic and restorative treatment over extraction and implant placement. However, dental students selected implants more frequently than dental faculty, and more recent graduates on the dental faculty selected implants more frequently than less recent graduates on the dental faculty. In addition, there was an increase in the selection of implants, for all participant groups, as the prosthetic and endodontic complexities of the clinical situations increased. Participants were more likely to select endodontics rather than implants for medically compromised patients, and an implant was overwhelmingly selected over a fixed bridge for the replacement of a single tooth unit. In conclusion, the findings of this study indicate that retention of teeth is preferred, but there may be an increased preference toward implants in the future.






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