Bethany A Yon, Rachel K Johnson
Elementary and middle school children's acceptance of lower calorie flavored milk as measured by milk shipment and participation in the National School Lunch Program
The Journal of school health
dental practitioners encounter defective restoration faced crucial decision whether repair replace study aims explore international preferences repair procedures clinical steps taken repair process 11question survey distributed dentists across 21 countries via different platforms survey comprised two sections first included five questions aimed gathering demographic information second consisted six questions focusing participants practices related repair composite amalgam restorations metaanalysis employed ascertain pooled odds ratio repairing versus replacement statistical analysis carried using revman 53 program forest plots generated using program visualize results survey completed 3680 dental practitioners results indicated strong tendency repair defective composite restorations 1423 95 ci 740 2735 p0001 terms amalgam significant tendency replace restorations 019 95 ci 012 030 p0001 repairing restorations common protocols etching orthophosphoric acid creating enamel bevel regardless restorative material used findings study indicate exists knowledge gap among dental practitioners regarding restoration repair imperative dental practitioners receive proper education training restoration repair ensure usage adequate protocols restoration survival