De Moor R J, Hommez G M, De Boever J G, Delmé K I, Martens G E
Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontology, University Hospital, Gent University, Belgium.
Int Endod J. 2000 Mar;33(2):113-20. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2591.2000.00295.x.
The aim of this study was to collect data on the prevalence and technical standard of root canal treatment as well as the prevalence of apical periodontitis in Belgium.
The panoramic radiographs of 206 Belgian adults attending the Dental School of the University Hospital of Gent were examined for endodontic treatment, periapical conditions and coronal restorations.
Of the 4617 teeth examined, 6.8% were endodontically treated. Periapical radiolucencies were found in 6.6% of all teeth and in 40.4% of the endodontically treated teeth. More than half of the root-filled teeth (56.7%) were scored inadequate on the basis of a criterion evaluating the level of the root canal filling.
The endodontic treatment need of this Belgian subpopulation was great and the technical standard of root canal treatment disappointing. The findings indicate that there is still a substantial need for postgraduate endodontic education in Belgium and a need for specialists in endodontology.
本研究旨在收集比利时根管治疗的患病率、技术标准以及根尖周炎患病率的数据。
对根特大学医院牙科学院的206名比利时成年人的全景X线片进行检查，以评估牙髓治疗、根尖周状况和冠部修复情况。
在检查的4617颗牙齿中，6.8%接受了根管治疗。在所有牙齿中，6.6%发现有根尖周透射区，在接受根管治疗的牙齿中，40.4%发现有根尖周透射区。根据评估根管充填水平的标准，超过一半（56.7%）的根管充填牙齿得分不合格。
该比利时亚人群的牙髓治疗需求很大，根管治疗的技术标准令人失望。研究结果表明，比利时仍迫切需要牙髓病学研究生教育，也需要牙髓病学专家。
