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The purpose of this survey was to study treatment of deep carious lesions in primary molars. All dentists in the public dental service in five counties in Norway received an electronic questionnaire. The dentists were asked about their perception of occurrence and treatment of deep caries and their attitude towards treatment of deep caries in primary molars. The questionnaire was returned by 193 dentists (63 %). Almost half of the dentists reported to diagnose deep carious lesions in primary molars weekly or more often. One fifth of the dentists stated that they performed acute treatment due to deep carious lesions in primary molars weekly or more often. Near half of the dentists stated that they usually used bitewing radiography on five-year-old children. One fifth of the dentists performed incomplete excavation in deep carious lesions in primary molars weekly or more often. Pulp treatments, direct pulp capping, partial pulpotomy and pulpotomy, in primary molars were seldom performed. Most of the dentists completely or partially agreed that they had the time to perform optimal dental treatment of deep carious lesions and that they executed the treatment they considered optimal for the child.

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