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Endodontic materials in practice - Impact Study

H. O. MANOLEA1, M. RĂESCU2,* , S. M. POPESCU3, I. DASCĂLU4, E. COLEȘ5, R. RÎCĂ6, C. FUNIERU7, C. N. CUMPATA8, F. E. CONSTANTINESCU9, M.-J. ȚUCULINĂ10

Affiliation

  1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Dental Materials, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Craiova University of Medicine and Pharmacy,2-4 Petru Rareș st., Craiova 200349, Romania
  2. Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Dentistry and Oral Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Titu Maiorescu” University, 67A Gheorghe Petrascu st., Sector 3, Bucharest RO-031593, Romania
  3. Associate Professor, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Craiova University of Medicine and Pharmacy,2-4 Petru Rareș st., Craiova 200349, Romania
  4. Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Craiova University of Medicine and Pharmacy,2-4 Petru Rareș st., Craiova 200349, Romania
  5. Senior Lecturer, Department of Dental Morphology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Craiova University of Medicine and Pharmacy,2-4 Petru Rareș st., Craiova 200349, Romania
  6. PhD, Department of Dental Materials, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Craiova University of Medicine and Pharmacy,2-4 Petru Rareș st., Craiova 200349, Romania
  7. Universitary Assistant, Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Carol Davila” University, 17-23 Calea Plevnei st., Sector 5, Bucharest 010221, Romania
  8. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Titu Maiorescu” University, 67A Gheorghe Petrascu st., Sector 3, Bucharest RO-031593, Romania
  9. Private practice, PhD Student, European Society of Neuromuscular Prosthodontics, 102-104 M Eminescu st., Sector 2, Bucharest RO-20082, Romania
  10. Associate Professor, Department of Odontotherapy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Craiova University of Medicine and Pharmacy,2-4 Petru Rareș st., Craiova 200349, Romania

Abstract

In this survey we tried to identify using the questionnaire’s method the attitude of the dentists from the region where our university is situated concerning the endodontic materials on the market. The questionnaires were sent to 87 dentists and we received answers from 60 of them. There is an increased interest in improving the knowledge about endodontic treatment options among dentists in our region, interest that is showed also by the high number of dentists with special training in endodontics (20% have attended postgraduate courses, 18.3% have attended endodontic practice stages, and 5% who have attended a master in endodontics). Modern materials and techniques used in endodontic treatments are not a part of current therapeutic procedures yet, except for the young graduates who use them more often. Sodium hypochlorite is frequently used for the irrigation of the roots canals (63.3%). The classical single-cone technique (58.33%) remains the most often used technique in our region, but materials based on paraformaldehyde still hold an important place in the dentists’ preferences (46.6%)..

Keywords

Survey, Dental materials, Endodontics, Questionnaire, Root canal.

Citation

H. O. MANOLEA, M. RĂESCU, S. M. POPESCU, I. DASCĂLU, E. COLEȘ, R. RÎCĂ, C. FUNIERU, C. N. CUMPATA, F. E. CONSTANTINESCU, M.-J. ȚUCULINĂ, Endodontic materials in practice - Impact Study, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 8, 1-2, January-February 2014, pp.158-163 (2014).

Submitted at: Nov. 3, 2013

Accepted at: Jan. 22, 2014