Background: Dental anxiety and fear appear to vary according to the type of treatment. Endodontic treatments have been shown to cause higher levels of anxiety than restorative or prophylactic treatments. Patient's pretreatment decisions and post-treatment satisfaction may be strongly influenced by social, psychological, and behavioral aspects including knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, preferences, and behaviors. Aim: This study aimed at investigating the percentage of patient's satisfaction toward the endodontic treatment done by endodontic specialists. Methodology: Some cases (78) from different ages were asked to apply a questionnaire to show the percentage of satisfaction toward endodontic treatment of patients received by endodontic specialists during the year of 2017 in Saudi Arabia. Results: percentage of satisfaction was different among the cases toward the various steps in endodontic treatment, but it was evident that more satisfaction was related to qualitative and proper treatment procedure but the correlation between satisfaction and pain score was negative. Conclusion: Patients satisfaction toward the endodontic treatment is related to different factors, some of these factors related to the patient himself like his health status and the others depend on the nature of endodontic procedure itself.
Aim:
This study aimed to evaluate the extent of separation and perception of pain and discomfort with the use of three different orthodontic separators.
Materials and Methods:
A total of sixty participants (26 males and 34 females) aged between 18 and 25 years were enrolled in this study. Participants were divided into three experimental groups: Group I: elastomeric separator, Group II: Dumbbell separators, and Group III: Kesling Separators. All the participants were asked to revisit 24 h after separator placement, and the effect of separation obtained by three different types of separators was measured. The space generated between premolars and molars was recorded separately on days 1, 3, and 7. The visual analog scales were used to assess pain.
Results:
The mean age in Dumbbell separators group was slightly more (23.32 ± 2.28) compared to Kesling Separators and Elastomeric separator group (22.46 ± 1.20 and 21.10 ± 1.19 years, respectively). The extent of separation on days 1, 3, and 7 was more in Group II study participants (0.20 ± 0.02, 0.32 ± 0.05, and 0.48 ± 0.07 mm, respectively) compared to other groups. A statistically significant (
P
= 0.022) difference was noted on day 7 in terms of no pain being recorded more in Group II participants, followed next by Groups III and I.
Conclusion:
This study concluded that the Dumbbell separators produce acceptable separation with negligible pain and discomfort when compared to elastomeric separators and Kesling separators.
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