Parental and Children’s Preference of Full-Coverage Restorations on Primary Molars: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
Aim: This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate and compare parents’ and children’s preferences for full-coverage restorative treatment options of primary molars, including stainless steel crowns (SSCs), zirconia crowns (ZCs), and BioFlx crowns. Additionally, the study evaluates the influence of providing a brief overview of the advantages and disadvantages of each full-coverage restorative treatment option on parental preference. Methods: The study was conducted at the pediatric dental clinics at King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Dentistry (KAUFD) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from January to May 2024. Healthy Arabic-speaking children aged 6–12 years attending KAUFD for routine dental treatment, along with at least one parent who agreed to participate, were included. Three typodont models with a SSC, a ZC, and a BioFlx crown were prepared and cemented by an expert pediatric dentist. The participating children and their parents were simultaneously and independently shown the prepared typodont models and asked to indicate which treatment option they preferred most. Subsequently, a trained pediatric dentist presented a brief overview of the advantages and disadvantages of each treatment option to the parents. Then, parents were asked to re-evaluate their preferences. The threshold for significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: A total of 172 children and their parents were included. The most preferred full-coverage restorative treatment among children was SSC (39.0%), while…
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