Correlation between symptoms and external characteristics of cracked teeth: Findings from The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cracked teeth are ubiquitous in the adult dentition. The objective of this study was to determine which patient traits and behaviors and external tooth and crack characteristics correlate with cracked teeth being symptomatic.

Methods

Dentists in The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network enrolled a convenience sample of patients each with a single, vital posterior tooth with at least 1 observable external crack in this observational study; they enrolled 2,975 cracked teeth from 209 practitioners. The authors collected data at the patient level, tooth level, and crack level. They used generalized estimating equations to obtain significant (P < .05) independent odds ratios (OR) associated with teeth that were symptomatic for a crack.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Hilton TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5376224 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature