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Table 1 Abbreviations of tooth-related variables (tooth-related factors) for coding the 36 cases in this survey

From: Dentists’ clinical decision-making about teeth with apical periodontitis using a variable-controlled survey model in South Korea

Variables

Abbreviations

Tooth position

LI: Incisor

LP: Premolar

LM: Molar

Coronal status

C: Cavity

V: Full veneer crown

 

Root canal filling status

A: Absent

U: Underfilling

 

Size of periapical radiolucency (diameter)

S: Small (< 3 mm)

M: Medium (4-5 mm)

L: Large (> 5 mm)