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Evaluation of Endodontic Treatments Performed by Students in a Brazilian Dental School
Author(s) -
De Quadros Iadasa,
Gomes Brenda P.F.A.,
Zaia Alexandre A.,
Ferraz Caio C.R.,
SouzaFilho Francisco J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2005.69.10.tb04017.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , medicine , root canal , endodontics
The aims of this study were to evaluate the clinical outcomes of root canal treatments performed by final‐year students in the Dental School of Piracicaba, State University of Campinas, SP, Brazil, during the year 2000 and to evaluate the success rate of these treatments at follow‐ups conducted one and three years later (2001–03). All 579 endodontic treatments performed by final‐year students were selected for this investigation. Detailed personal and dental history was obtained from the patient's records. Clinical and radiographic follow‐up examinations were performed. For 78.8 percent of the cases, dental caries was recorded as the cause for performing endodontic treatment; for 8.8 percent, prosthetic reasons were given; and for 12.4 percent, failure of the endodontic treatment was the reason. The largest percentage (30.7 percent) of recalled patients was examined after one year; the success rate at this follow‐up evaluation ranged from 83 percent to 96 percent depending on the pulp status prior to the root canal treatment. After three years, only 8 percent of treated patients returned; assessment for them revealed a 75.5 percent success rate. Dental caries is still the main reason for endodontic treatment. This level of success of the root canal treatment in a Brazilian dental school is similar to other reports in the literature.