Radiographic technical quality of root fillings performed by dental students in Turkey

Er, Orhan; Sağsen, Burak; Maden, Murat; Cinar, Serkan; Kahraman, Yasemin

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2591.2006.01158.x

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“…In the present study, as reported elsewhere (12), no significant difference was observed concerning the quality standards between maxillary and mandibular root canal fillings. Nevertheless, anterior teeth presented higher technical quality than posterior teeth, which is in agreement with previous studies (12,13,15,17). The highest percentage of inadequate root-filled canals was observed in molar teeth (71.9%) (17).…”

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“…It is clinically relevant because poor homogeneity of the filling material may lead to microleakage, which is the major cause of apical periodontitis (3,5,6). The taper, which is a less frequently evaluated parameter in the literature (12,13,16), presented the second-best performance. For taper, accentuated deviation was observed at a low rate (3.02%) and most cases occurred in the mesial root of mandibular molars.…”

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“…From the operator point of view, it is generally assumed that treatment provided by well-trained endodontic specialists (1,2) is characterized by better quality than those provided by general practitioners (4,10) and undergraduate students (12)(13)(14)(15)(16). In procedures performed by dental students, 30.1-47% of the canals were adequately filled (12,13). If the procedure was performed by students in the initial learning phase, this value declined to 13% (14).…”

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Radiographic quality of root canal fillings performed in a postgraduate program in endodontics

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the standard quality of 1,347 root fillings performed by postgraduate students in Endodontics according to 3 radiographic quality parameters. The analyzed quality parameters included apical extension (AE), taper (TA) and homogeneity (HO), which received scores S2 (ideal standard), S1 (slight deviation) or S0 (accentuated deviation). A perfect filling (PF) received S2 for all parameters. In the absence of one or two S2 score, the fillings were deemed as satisfactory (SF) or deficient (DF), respectively. The results showed 51.7%, 41.5% and 6.8% of PF, SF, and DF, respectively. AE, TA, and HO presented equivalent quality parameters in root-filled canals of mandibular incisors and mandibular premolars (p>0.05). Conversely, in maxillary incisors, canines and distal root of mandibular molars, significant differences (p<0.05) were found between 2 parameters. Besides, there were significant differences (p<0.05) among the measured parameters in root-filled canals of maxillary premolars, all root canals of the maxillary molars and mesial root of the mandibular molars. AE showed the lowest frequency of S2 score for all groups. In conclusion the prevalence of perfect, satisfactory and deficient fillings varied significantly according to the root canal group. The quality parameters categorized fillings in 3 complexity degrees. AE was the most critical parameter of quality in root canal fillings.

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Radiographic quality of root canal fillings performed in a postgraduate program in endodontics

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“…Poor technical quality of root fillings has also been reported in many studies that evaluated the performance of students when using hand files (8)(9)(10)(11). Rafeek et al (11) found that the percentage of "acceptable" root fillings was as low as 10.9%, which was close to the 13% reported previously (10).…”

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A Comparative Study of ProTaper Universal and ProTaper Next Used by Undergraduate Students to Prepare Root Canals

Alemam

Dummer

Farnell

2017

Journal of Endodontics

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AimTo determine whether final-year undergraduate dental students achieved better shaping outcomes using the new ProTaper Next system (PTN) to prepare root canals for the first time compared with the existing ProTaper Universal system (PTU) on which they had trained. A secondary aim was to explore the attitudes and preferences of the students to both systems. Materials and MethodsForty students prepared one simulated S-shaped canal using PTN and another with PTU.Images of the canals were saved before and after preparation, and the outcomes assessed included the formation of aberrations and the amount of resin removed at specific points along the canal length. Student opinions relating to PTN and PTU were collected via a questionnaire completed immediately after using the systems. For statistical analysis, the McNemar test was used to compare the incidence of aberrations, and a paired t-test was used to analyse the width measurements. Responses to the questionnaire were analysed using frequencies. Thus, McNemar's test was used for paired binary data and the marginal homogeneity test for categorical data when more than two categories was used. Finally, the overall preferences (either PTN or PTU) were analyzed using the sign / binomial test, which is a standard statistical test that allows us to determine if the proportion preferring one or the other is equal or not. ResultsCanal ledges were formed in 30% of the canals prepared with PTU, whereas no ledges were formed with PTN (P < 0.001). A middle constriction, a form of canal aberration, was created by both systems, although it occurred significantly (P = 0.006) more often with PTN. The "number of files" was judged by students to be significantly higher (P < 0.001) for PTU compared to PTN. Even though using PTN for the first time, students were more likely to recommend the system to other students for preparing S-shaped canals than PTU (P = 0.018), and preferred to use PTN in the future (P < 0.001). ConclusionsThe students who had previous experience with the use of PTU were able to produce comparable shaping outcomes when they used PTN for the first time. For preparation of Sshaped canals, the students preferred PTN over PTU in terms of the number of files and would prefer to use it in future.

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“…25 Bu nedenlerden dolayı büyük azı dişlerindeki endodontik tedavi sıklığı diğer diş gruplarına göre, geçmiş çalışmalara benzer şekilde bizim çalışmamızda da yüksek bulunmuştur. 11,14,20,25 Büyük azı dişleri özel-likle birinci büyük azı dişlerinin diş dizisindeki önemi ve kök kanal tedavi sıklığının yüksek oluşu diş hekimliği öğrencilerinin eğitiminde büyük azı dişlerinin kök kanal tedavisi eğitimine ayrıca önem verilmesini gerektirmektedir. Diğer taraftan çalışmamızda hastaların birinci büyük azı dişlerini çektirmeyip, kök kanal tedavisi yaptırmaları bu dişlere önem verdiğinin bir göstergesidir.…”

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Amasya Ağiz Ve Di̇ş Sağliği Merkezi̇ne Başvuran Hastalarin Endodonti̇k Ve Peri̇odontal Tedavi̇ Gereksi̇ni̇mleri̇ne Göre Araştirilmasi

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Göktürk²

2015

Atatürk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Dergisi

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The aim of this study was to evaluate incidence of root canal treatment depending on the gender, age, systemic diseases, and periodontal status. Method: 11-61+ year old 1547 teeth of 1060 patient who applied to the Department of Endodontics and Periodontology were included in the study. Gender, age, systemic diseases, and periodontal status of patients were recorded. Results: Female patients (52.4%) were received more root canal treatment than male patients (47.6%).In the age group between11-20 was needed the most frequency for root canal treatment. Cardiovascular disease (5.6%) was the most common disease seen in the patients participating in this study. 40.4% of patients including in the study had gingivitis. Conclusions: A detailed medical history of all patients requiring root canal treatment should be obtained and an appropriate periodontal therapy planning should not be forgotten accordingly.

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Radiographic technical quality of root fillings performed by dental students in Turkey

Abstract: The percentage of adequate root fillings performed by undergraduate students was only 33%.

Cited by 76 publications

References 22 publications

Radiographic quality of root canal fillings performed in a postgraduate program in endodontics

Radiographic quality of root canal fillings performed in a postgraduate program in endodontics

A Comparative Study of ProTaper Universal and ProTaper Next Used by Undergraduate Students to Prepare Root Canals

Amasya Ağiz Ve Di̇ş Sağliği Merkezi̇ne Başvuran Hastalarin Endodonti̇k Ve Peri̇odontal Tedavi̇ Gereksi̇ni̇mleri̇ne Göre Araştirilmasi

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