Opinions and Treatment Decisions for Dental Erosive Wear: A Questionnaire Survey among Icelandic Dentists

Table 2

The frequency (%) of dentists’ general choice of treatment and/or type of restorative material in each patient case. n = number of dentists responding to each question.

Treatment decision	Patient case 1						Patient case 2
	Incisors		1^st molars		2^nd molars		Incisors		1^st molars	2^nd molars
	Centrals	Laterals	Lower	Upper	Lower	Upper	Centrals	Laterals	Lower	Lower
	No treatment	17.2	17.2	8.5	8.9	9.9	25.2	2.2	5.6	1.4	2.2
Treat locally with fluoride solution or bonding material	61.9	61.9	55.0	56.9	59.5	58.5	63.3	66.1	66.0	65.7
Restore with filling	15.7	15.7	14.0	16.3	17.6	9.8	24.5	21.0	18.4	18.2
Restore with ceramic laminate/facet/inlay/onlay	3.0	3.0	12.4	8.9	6.9	2.4	4.3	2.4	7.1	5.8
Restore with crown	2.2	2.2	10.1	8.9	6.1	4.1	5.8	4.8	7.1	8.0