Frequency of Procedural Errors during Root Canal Treatment Performed by House Officers in Private Teaching Dental Hospital

Authors

  • Syed Abrar Ali
  • Mehmood Hussain
  • Muhammad Shahzad
  • Hina Nafees

Keywords:

Procedural Errors, Root canal treatment

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the procedural errors produced during the conventional root canal treatment and to find out the association of errors with particular teeth.
METHODOLOGY: This descriptive observational type study was conducted in Private Teaching Dental Hospital. A total 200 root canal treated teeth were assessed through peri-apical radiographs using non-probability convenient sampling technique. The data was collected from patient record files retrospectively performed by house officers in the duration of 1 year in department of Operative Dentistry. Data analysis was done by using SPSS version 22. Frequency and percentage statistics were used.
RESULTS: Out of sample size of 200 patients, 110 (55%) were females and 90 (45%) were males with age range from 10 to 50 years. The most frequently treated tooth was the mandibular right first molar (29.5%) followed by permanent maxillary right first molar(26%). The most frequent tooth to possess an error was
the mandibular right first molar (59%), followed by maxillary right first molar (52%). Instrument separation was the most common procedural error 148 (74%), followed by ledge 25 (12.5 %).
CONCLUSION: The results concluded that instrument separation was the most frequent procedural error and the most frequent tooth to possess an error was the mandibular right first molar.

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Published

2019-04-10

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Ali SA, Hussain M, Shahzad M, Nafees H. Frequency of Procedural Errors during Root Canal Treatment Performed by House Officers in Private Teaching Dental Hospital. J Liaq Uni Med Health Sci [Internet]. 2019 Apr. 10 [cited 2024 Apr. 29];18(01):55-9. Available from: http://ojs.lumhs.edu.pk/index.php/jlumhs/article/view/68

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Vol. 18 No. 01 (2019): Journal of Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences

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Original Articles

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