Mohanty Ankita, Patro Swadheena, Das Antarikshya, Miglani Sanjay, Luke Alexander Maniangat, Pawar Ajinkya M, Reda Rodolfo, Zanza Alessio, Testarelli Luca
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751024, India.
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, 110025, India.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2023 Apr 2;16:865-873. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S397778. eCollection 2023.
The present study was designed to assess trends in contemporary endodontic practice regarding the techniques and materials used in endodontic therapy among dental practitioners from various regions of India.
A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted amongst dentists who were pursuing postgraduates in endodontics (PG Endo) and other branches (PG-OB), specialists from other branches (MDS-OB) and specialists in endodontics (MDS-Endo) in various dental colleges representing East, West, North, South, and Central zones through an e-survey using Google forms. State-wise postgraduate dental college lists were obtained from the Dental Council of India (DCI) website. Using a multistage cluster random sampling method and considering the unanticipated response rate, emails were sent to 2100. A 29-item close-ended questionnaire, framed according to different aspects of endodontic treatment, was used to record the responses.
When the distribution of the groups of dentists was compared, the central zone had the highest number of PG-OB (44.2%) and the lowest number of MDS-Endo (8.4%). The electronic apex locator (EAL) method of working length determination has been reported less among MDS-Endo than MDS-OB. The difference between the usage of various methods for working length determination was significant among the different groups in all the zones. (p < 0.0001) Most MDS-Endo preferred the rotary method of instrumentation over the combination method for different zones. The majority of dental practitioners preferred a combination method of instrumentation.
Zone-wise comparisons among dentists showed the majority of general dental practitioners preferred the combination method (radiographs and electronic apex locator) for working length determination. Most MDS-Endo preferred the rotary method of instrumentation over the combination method for different zones. All dental practitioners did not so commonly use magnification in all the zones. The single cone technique was the most opted by dental practitioners of all the zones.
本研究旨在评估印度不同地区牙科从业者在当代牙髓治疗实践中，牙髓治疗所使用的技术和材料的趋势。
通过谷歌表单进行电子调查，对代表东、西、北、南和中部地区的各牙科学院中正在攻读牙髓病学研究生（PG Endo）和其他分支（PG - OB）的牙医、其他分支的专科医生（MDS - OB）以及牙髓病学专科医生（MDS - Endo）开展了一项基于问卷的横断面研究。按邦划分的研究生牙科学院名单从印度牙科理事会（DCI）网站获取。采用多阶段整群随机抽样方法，并考虑到未预期的回复率，共发送了2100封电子邮件。使用一份根据牙髓治疗不同方面制定的包含29个条目的封闭式问卷来记录回复。
比较牙医群体的分布时，中部地区PG - OB数量最多（44.2%）而MDS - Endo数量最少（8.4%）。与MDS - OB相比，MDS - Endo中报告使用电子根尖定位仪（EAL）确定工作长度方法的较少。在所有地区的不同组中，各种工作长度确定方法的使用差异具有统计学意义（p < 0.0001）。对于不同地区，大多数MDS - Endo相较于联合方法更喜欢使用旋转器械法。大多数牙科从业者更喜欢联合器械法。
牙医按地区进行的比较显示，大多数普通牙科从业者更喜欢使用联合方法（X线片和电子根尖定位仪）来确定工作长度。对于不同地区，大多数MDS - Endo相较于联合方法更喜欢使用旋转器械法。并非所有地区的所有牙科从业者都普遍使用放大设备。所有地区的牙科从业者最常选择单根管技术。
