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This influence remains uncovered in teeth with painful pulpitis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>To investigate the influence of patients' demographics and socio\u2010economic status on treatment choices for permanent mature teeth with painful vital teeth.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Records of adult patients who received extraction, root canal treatment and vital pulp therapy in public sector dental care were categorized. Correlation of patient age, gender and socio\u2010economic status with rendered treatments was investigated. Patients' socio\u2010economic status was determined using their postcode's Socio\u2010Economic Indices for Areas (SEIFA) scores; a high score indicates higher status. Three groups of n\u2009=\u200925 patients per treatment were randomly selected after applying the inclusion criteria. 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Pulp exposure guided vital pulp treatments, while patient preference drove half of root canal treatment and extraction choices.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patients age and gender did not affect treatment decisions. Socio\u2010economic status might influence treatment decisions in painful permanent teeth. 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