Endodontic Treatment in Switzerland. A National Survey

Endodontic Treatment in Switzerland. A National Survey Swiss Dent J. 2019 Dec 23;130(1):18-29 Authors: Zaugg LK, Savic A, Amato M, Amato J, Weiger R, Connert T Abstract The purpose of this study was to collect information about current treatment protocols of endodontic procedures among general practitioners (GP), endodontically interested practitioners (EI) and endodontic specialists (ES) in Switzerland and to compare them with available endodontic quality guidelines and former surveys. A questionnaire was distributed to 1,522 attendees of two national conferences (Swiss Dental Association, 2015; Swiss Society for Endodontology, 2016) addressing socio-demographic characteristics and specific questions about root canal treatments (RCT) including techniques and materials used. Five hundred and six surveys were collected comprising data of 81.8% GP, 14.4% EI and 3.8% ES (response rate: 33.2%). The majority of respondents was male (59.9%), 40–59 years old (55.9%) with >20 years of clinical experience (54.3%). 498 participants (98.4%) stated to perform RCT. Rubber dam was always used in 52.2% of GP, 69.9% of EI and 89.5% of ES, while never-user accounted for 14.1%. Overall, 63.9% used loupes and 13.7% microscopes (mostly by ES). Rotating instruments were selected in 43.2%, followed by conventional hand-instruments (37.8%) and reciprocating instruments (19%). GP rarely activated irrigants and applied NaOCl in lower concentrations (>...
Source: Schweizer Monatsschrift fur Zahnmedizin - Category: Dentistry Tags: Swiss Dent J Source Type: research