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Strongly held
beliefs
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an extremely
important determinant of treatment selection,
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often in the
absence of any supporting evidence
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Belief that crowns are superior to amalgams
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But no definitive
survival analyses
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Or examinations
of cost effectiveness are available to
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support this
belief
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And dentists
estimates of the longevity of amalgams
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and crowns vary
widely
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Placing amalgams
rather than sealants in fissures
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Also associated
with strongly held beliefs about relative
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effectiveness
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This time in the
face of evidence for the effectiveness
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of the less
invasive procedures
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