A SURVEY ON ENDODONTIC IRRIGANTS USED BY DENTISTS IN PAKISTAN

The purpose of this study was to determine the use of endodontic irrigants by dentists in Pakistan and to compare these irrigants between private practitioners and full time teaching dentists. A questionnaire was distributed by hand to dentists in the major cities of Pakistan which inquired about th...

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Published in:Pakistan oral & dental journal 2014-12, Vol.34 (4)
Main Authors: SYEDA MAHVASH HUSSAIN, FARHAN RAZA KHAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical compounds
Dental care
Dentistry
Dentists
Health aspects
Practice
Questionnaires
Root canal therapy
Saline water
Surveys
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to determine the use of endodontic irrigants by dentists in Pakistan and to compare these irrigants between private practitioners and full time teaching dentists. A questionnaire was distributed by hand to dentists in the major cities of Pakistan which inquired about their choice of irrigant in teeth; with vital pulp non-vital pulp with periapical radiolucency and with immature apices. Descriptive statistics and frequency distribution were computed. Chi-square test was applied to compare the difference between dentists working in teaching hospitals versus private practitioners. The level of significance was kept at 0.05. Of the 400 survey forms sent 269 were received and the response rate was 67.3%. The most commonly used irrigant for endodontics was 2.5% sodium hypochlorite. Normal saline was the preferred secondary irrigant of choice for fulltime teaching dentists. Private practitioners chose other irrigants. There was a statistically significant difference between private practitioners and fulltime teaching dentists for their choice of irrigant used for performing endodontics on teeth with a vital pulp teeth with non-vital pulp teeth with periapical radiolucency and teeth with immature apices.
ISSN:1012-8700
1996-4439