Assessment Of The Clinical Knowledge About The Endodontic Procedure Of A Non-Endodontist Compared To An Endodontist In Clinical Practice And Errors Commonly Made By Them- A Questionnaire-Based Study
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.64149/J.Carcinog.24.2s.1124-1131Keywords:
Dentistry, Endodontist, Endodontic Procedure, Iatrogenic Errors, Non- EndodontistAbstract
AIM:To assess the clinical knowledge about endodontic procedure of a non-endodontist compared to an endodontist in clinical practice and errors commonly done by them.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study was conducted among the UG students, PG students and Practitioners at I.T.S Dental college ,Greater Noida and Muradnagar. To perform this questionnaire-based study, a google form consisting total of twenty-five questions based on 11 Iatrogenic errors, was distributed anonymously. Statistical analysis was performed on the basis of answers obtained by the given questionnaire.
RESULT:According to the p value, there was statistically significant difference in all the groups, except in group 2 iatrogenic error, where there was no difference in the p value when the comparison of frequency and prevalence of iatrogenic errors were done between endodontist and non- endodontic practitioner.
CONCLUSION:The highest percentage of iatrogenic errors that were performed by non-endodontic practitioner were missed canal, missing of caries under crown and errors causing re-infection. Amongst endodontist and non- endodontist , it was seen that higher prevalence of iatrogenic errors were done by the non-endodontic practitioner
