title: A survey of the incidence of single-visit endodontics.
abstract: This survey was conducted to obtain answers to some basic questions regarding the timing of root canal obturation. A questionnaire was sent via e-mail to 738 randomly chosen United States endodontists listed in the 1998 to 1999 membership roster of the American Association of Endodontists. One hundred fifty-six replies were received. In pulpectomy cases, root canal obturation at the first visit was carried out by 55.8% of the responding endodontists; in infected root canal cases, the percentage was 34.4%. Of the responding endodontists, 34.2% indicated that their patients had experienced some trouble after root canal obturation at the first visit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inamoto
authors.forename: Koko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagamatsu
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamaguchi
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009819:Office Visits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011670:Pulpectomy / Q000379:methods; D012388:Root Canal Irrigants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012389:Root Canal Obturation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012388:Root Canal Irrigants