Current trends in endodontic treatment: report of a national survey

J Am Dent Assoc. 1996 Sep;127(9):1333-41. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1996.0444.

Abstract

The authors surveyed 360 general dentists and 291 endodontists to obtain information on routine, nonemergency endodontic treatments adapted to clinical practice. Frequent practices and recent advances in treatment modalities-including instrumentation, obturation, intracanal preparations, medications and restorations-are highlighted.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Humans
  • Practice Patterns, Dentists' / statistics & numerical data
  • Practice Patterns, Dentists' / trends
  • Root Canal Therapy / instrumentation
  • Root Canal Therapy / methods
  • Root Canal Therapy / statistics & numerical data
  • Root Canal Therapy / trends*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • United States

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents