Dental treatment of children with special healthcare needs: A retrospective study of 10 years of treatment.

Background/aim: Children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) often face oral health challenges. This retrospective cross-sectional study at a university hospital aimed to determine CSHCN's medical spectrum, dental treatment needs, and mode of treatment: general anesthesia (GA) or outpatient dental care (ODC).

Design: Data from the Department of Conservative Dentistry, Heidelberg University Hospital, 2012-2022, were reviewed, considering age, gender, International Classification of Diseases-10 diagnoses, caries experience (dmft/DMFT), restorative parameters, and treatment under GA/ODC.

Replacing single missing teeth in the posterior region using direct composite restorations: Survival and clinical quality.

Objectives: The aim of this pilot study was to test the survival and clinical quality of frugal methods to replace single missing teeth in the posterior region with direct composite restorations of different categories.

Methods: We performed a detailed intraoral examination and assessed the clinical quality of the restorations according to modified FDI-criteria. Irreparable loss of a restoration was recorded as "failure" (F).