Qualitative Analysis of Root Canal Treatments performed by Undergraduate Students: A Retrospective Study

Agwan, Muhammad Atif Saleem; Sheikh, Abubakar; Shaikh, Sameer

doi:10.1590/pboci.2021.156

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“…In our investigation, the results indicated that female students had 73% acceptable obturation, while males had 63.1%. These values in our study were higher than those in another study reported by Agwan et al [ 40 ], which found that females had a 57% adequate obturation length, while in males, that value was 62%. In another previous study in Saudi Arabia, Alosaimi et al [ 29 ] reported that the technical quality of root canal fillings performed by female students was 51.9% compared to 48.1% for male students.…”

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Assessment of the quality of root canal fillings performed on extracted teeth by undergraduate dental students in a sample from Saudi Arabia

Madfa,

Almansour,

Al-Zubaidi

et al. 2024

BMC Med Educ

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Background The educational process in the field of endodontics commences with preclinical exercises to enhance students’ proficiency in cleaning, shaping, and performing root canal fillings. Therefore, this study aimed to radiographically evaluate the technical quality of root canal fillings performed by preclinical students on extracted teeth at the College of Dentistry, University of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia. Methods A total of 788 extracted human teeth received root canal treatment by undergraduate students. The samples were then gathered and radiographically assessed using the three quality criteria of length, density, and taper. The category of root canal fillings was classified as either acceptable or unacceptable. The criteria for evaluating the acceptability of filling quality were defined based on the presence of adequate length, density, and taper. The effectiveness of root canal fillings was also evaluated in relation to the tooth type, sex, and treatment year. The agreement between the examiners was evaluated using Cohen’s kappa test, and the relationship between the research variables was determined using the chi-squared test. The significance threshold was set at 0. 05. Results The overall quality of root filling was determined to be satisfactory in 532 (67.5%) of 788 endodontically treated extracted teeth. The majority of the research sample (88.1%) had enough length, 89.6% had adequate density, and 86.4% had acceptable taper. The quality of anterior teeth was substantially better than that of posterior teeth (p < 0.001). Our findings showed that the quality of root canals was better in 2022 than it had been in earlier years (p = 0.001). The three RCT quality criteria differed significantly when compared between sexes (p = 0.002). Conclusions The quality of the root canal fillings completed by undergraduate students was rated as acceptable. The findings of the research suggest that the implementation of routine assessments to evaluate the technical competence of undergraduate dental students performing root canal treatments could provide significant insights into the efficacy of the curriculum requirements.

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Assessment of the quality of root canal fillings performed on extracted teeth by undergraduate dental students in a sample from Saudi Arabia

Madfa,

Almansour,

Al-Zubaidi

et al. 2024

BMC Med Educ

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“…A total of 114, 18, 8, and 53 published articles were excluded. Finally, 16 published papers were selected for full-text retrieval in the present systematic review study [9][10][11][12][13][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]. These studies measured the quality of RCFs and the overall quality treatments made by different treatment practicing settings (private, academic, and hospital) for different teeth types (anterior, premolar, and molar).…”

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“…Figure 2 and Table 1 present the characteristics of the 16 clinical studies included: 10 were conducted in 2023 [9][10][11]22,23] and 2021 [13,[26][27][28]30], 4 were published in 2022 [12,24,25,29], and a recent study was published in 2024 [32]. In relation to the study country, 8 studies were assessed in Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries [6,10,11,22,23,31], followed by 3, 2, 2, and 1 study documented in Brazil, Türkiye, Europe, and South Africa, respectively [9,12,13,22,[27][28][29].…”

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“…In relation to the study country, 8 studies were assessed in Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries [6,10,11,22,23,31], followed by 3, 2, 2, and 1 study documented in Brazil, Türkiye, Europe, and South Africa, respectively [9,12,13,22,[27][28][29]. Most of the studies [10] were performed in academic settings [9][10][11][12][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] followed by 3 hospital-based studies [13,30,31]. Nine studies counted all teeth (anterior, premolar, and molar) [9,11,12,24,25,27,[29][30][31], whereas 1 study examined anterior teeth [10], and 2 studies investigated the RCF quality in molars (14,31).…”

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“…The introduction of rotary instruments in dentistry has brought about a considerable transformation in the field. These instruments are widely used in different dental practice, and their efficacy is supported by studies conducted in academic institutes in Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, and South Africa [9][10][11][12][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]; in academic and hospital institutes conducted by Pietrzycka et al in Poland [29]; in hospitals [13,30,31] in Türkiye, Finland, and Saudi Arabia; and in private dental practices in Saudi Arabia [32].…”

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Quality of Root Canal Fillings and Procedural Errors for In Vivo Studies Prepared in Different Clinical Settings and with Rotary Systems: A Systematic Review

Almnea,

Al-Qahtani,

Albinali

et al. 2024

Med Sci Monit

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Comparative Evaluation of Adequacy of Root Canal Treatment Performed by Interns and Undergraduate Dental Students—A Cross-Sectional, Retrospective Study

Mousa

Alshammari

et al. 2022

Applied Sciences

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This study aimed to assess the errors that happened during root canal treatment (RCT) and compare the quality of root canal fillings (RCFs) performed by different academic grades of dental students at Jouf University. Materials and Methods: a retrospective audit study was conducted to check the errors that occurred during RCT performed by seniors and undergraduates. The quality of the RCFs were evaluated, using digital periapical radiographs depending on previously validated criteria. Data analyses were performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Descriptive statistics were used for expressing the frequencies of variables and the Chi-square test was used for comparing different variables with a 0.05 level of significance. Results: overall, 332 endodontically treated teeth (566 root canals) were finally chosen for the study. Out of these treated cases, 156 teeth (47%) had a total of 287 recorded errors, mainly in posterior teeth. From the total number of errors, short obturation was the highest error occurred (29%), followed by lack of apical seal (25.1%). Root perforation was the least reported error (2.8%), proceeded by broken instruments (5.6%). A total of 13.2% of the errors were teeth left with unfilled canals, while 7.7% were for an overextended filling. There were no significant differences between the quality of RCF performed by different academic grades. Conclusion: depending on the current study, the quality of RCTs performed by seniors and undergraduate students was 53% acceptable. A clear plan should be applied to improve the quality of treatment outcomes of undergraduate students by implementing more effective preclinical training courses, increasing the ration of supervisor-to-students, and using more advanced modalities during treatment.

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Qualitative Analysis of Root Canal Treatments performed by Undergraduate Students: A Retrospective Study

Cited by 3 publications

References 30 publications

Assessment of the quality of root canal fillings performed on extracted teeth by undergraduate dental students in a sample from Saudi Arabia

Assessment of the quality of root canal fillings performed on extracted teeth by undergraduate dental students in a sample from Saudi Arabia

Quality of Root Canal Fillings and Procedural Errors for In Vivo Studies Prepared in Different Clinical Settings and with Rotary Systems: A Systematic Review

Comparative Evaluation of Adequacy of Root Canal Treatment Performed by Interns and Undergraduate Dental Students—A Cross-Sectional, Retrospective Study

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