Outcomes of root canal treatment in dental PBRN practices.

This study sought to quantify the incidence of root canal treatment (RCT) failure and identify its predictors in root canals that were performed or referred by general dentistry practices in a practice-based research network (PBRN). This retrospective cohort study involved 174 endodontically treated teeth. Mean duration from initial therapy to follow-up was 8.

Outcomes of root canal treatment in Dental Practice-Based Research Network practices.

This study sought to quantify the incidence of root canal treatment (RCT) failure and identify its predictors in root canals that were performed or referred by general dentistry practices in a practice-based research network (PBRN). This retrospective cohort study involved 174 endodontically treated teeth. Mean duration from initial therapy to follow-up was 8.

Racial differences in baseline treatment preference as predictors of receiving a dental extraction versus root canal therapy during 48 months of follow-up.

Objective: This study aimed to test hypotheses that: a) treatment preference as stated at baseline predicts subsequent receipt of extraction (EXT) versus root canal treatment; and b) racial differences in treatment preference at baseline account for racial differences in receipt of these treatments during follow-up.

Methods: Data were taken from the Florida Dental Care Study This stratified random sample included at baseline 873 subjects, all of whom were 45-years-old or older, reported race as non-Hispanic African American or non-Hispanic white, and had at least one tooth. At baseline, participants were asked about past dental care characteristics, history of or current presence of various dental diseases and conditions, and sociodemographic circumstance.

Racial differences in treatment preferences: oral health as an example.

Rationale, Aims And Objectives: Recent analyses from the Florida Dental Care Study found that response to a hypothetical scenario at baseline strongly predicted: (a) tooth loss during follow-up; and (b) subsequent receipt of either a dental extraction or Root Canal Therapy (RCT). The scenario ('CHOICE') required choosing either to: (1) extract the tooth before even knowing the cost of treatments; (2) extract, but after knowing the cost of all treatments; or (3) have RCT despite knowing costs.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with CHOICE and quantify their effects.

The relationship between sociodemographic factors and oral health-related quality of life in dentate and edentulous community-dwelling older adults.

Objectives: To quantify the associations between sociodemographic factors and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in dentate and edentulous community-dwelling older adults.

Design: Cross-sectional study using a 54-item OHRQoL questionnaire.

Setting: Five counties in central Alabama: Jefferson and Tuscaloosa (urban), and Hale, Bibb, and Pickens (rural).

Root canal treatment in a population-based adult sample: differences in patient factors and types of teeth treated between endodontists and general dentists.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify in a population-based study the differences between general dentists and endodontists with regard to types of teeth treated, fees, and patient characteristics.

Basic Research Design: The "Florida Dental Care Study" was a prospective cohort study using a representative baseline sample of 873 dentate adults. In-person interviews and clinical examinations were conducted at baseline, 24 months, and 48 months, with 6-monthly telephone interviews between those times.

Root canal treatment in a population-based adult sample: status of teeth after endodontic treatment.

The purpose of this study was to quantify treatment outcomes of endodontically treated teeth, in a representative, population-based adult sample. The "Florida Dental Care Study" was a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study of 873 subjects who had at least one tooth at baseline and who were 45 yr or older. An in-person interview and clinical examination were conducted at baseline, 24 months, and 48 months after baseline, with 6-monthly telephone interviews between those times.

Incidence of endodontic treatment: a 48-month prospective study.

The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of endodontic services provided to participants in a longitudinal cohort study. The "Florida Dental Care Study" was a prospective cohort study using a representative baseline sample of 873 dentate adults. An in-person interview and clinical dental exam were conducted at baseline, 24, and 48 months after baseline, with telephone interviews every 6 months between those times.