From: Diagnostic errors in Dentistry, opinions of egyptian dental teaching staff, a cross-sectional study
Diagnostic errors | n | % |
---|---|---|
Do you believe that dental diagnostic errors represent an urgent problem that needs to be addressed? | ||
Yes | 143 | 94.7 |
No | 8 | 5.3 |
What is your estimate percentage of diagnostic errors you see in your clinical practice? | ||
< 20% | 71 | 47 |
20–40% | 67 | 44.4 |
40–60% | 12 | 7.9 |
More than 60% | 1 | 0.7 |
Which of the following areas/ aspects that include (comprise) the most dental diagnostic errors condition? | ||
Oral mucosal lesions Hard tooth structure related conditions TMJ related conditions Periodontal conditions Pulp therapy related conditions Other | 126 | 83.4 |
62 | 41.1 | |
89 | 58.9 | |
89 | 58.9 | |
79 | 52.3 | |
6 | 4 | |
Among the areas you choose, please specify the most seen condition: | ||
Top commonly seen: Oral mucosal lesions | 45 | 29.8 |
s commonly seen: Hard tooth structure related conditions | 37 | 24.5 |
Third commonly seen: TMJ related conditions | 46 | 30.5 |