title: A survey of filling methods, intracanal medications, and instrument breakage.
abstract: The present survey was conducted to obtain answers to some basic questions regarding the use of intracanal medications, root canal filling methods, and the intracanal breakage of instruments. A letter was sent to 300 endodontists listed in the 1995-1996 membership roster of the American Association of Endodontists. Eighty-five replies were received. Calcium hydroxide as an intracanal medication was used by 91.7% of the responding endodontists. With regard to the root canal filling technique, 52.9% used the lateral condensation method. When intracanal breakage occurred, 95.3% of the respondents informed the patient. The results of this survey provide useful information for the education of undergraduate dental students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasue
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maseki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D002126:Calcium Hydroxide; D003762:Dental Instruments / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018915:Root Canal Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014342:Truth Disclosure
chemical_list: D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide