A survey of filling methods, intracanal medications, and instrument breakage.
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.
Itoh
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Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan.
Higuchi
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N
Minami
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G
Yasue
T
T
Yoshida
T
T
Maseki
T
T
Nakamura
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H
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
D012388:Root Canal Irrigants; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide