CHOICE AND USAGES OF ROOT CANAL INSTRUMENTS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE AMONG ENDODONTISTS IN TAMIL NADU

Abstract

Introduction: Cleaning and shaping of the root canal has been really challenging for even the most experienced
endodontist. Endodontic instrumentation within the basis canal is an infelicitous occurrence which will obstruct the
basis canal procedure and therefore the outcome with more complication. When a new instrument or system is
introduced, it's generally claimed by the manufacturer to be more efficient in preparing the canal and more immune
to separation . Doing a passage treatment (RCT), for the foremost part, isn't a sophisticated task and therefore the
procedure should become easier and more systematic because the clinician gains more experience. So, the present
survey was aimed at doing an online questionnaire based survey to assess the choice and usages of root canal
instruments for clinical practice among endodontists in Tamilnadu. Study results revealed that, Even though 70% of
the population was aware of the usage of root canal instruments, the knowledge regarding the various parameters to
identify the usage and choice of various root canal instruments is still lacking in the rest.
Aim: The aim of the study was to create knowledge and usage about root canal instruments in Endodontists.
Materials & Methods- A questionnaire based survey was conducted among 100 populations of experienced
endodontists, academician, general practitioner and PG of random selection, the responses were collected in ‘google
docs’ and the values were estimated in SPSS version (23.0).
Results: The respondents Endodontists have a greater and sufficient knowledge and awareness on root canal
instruments , where (p = 0.000 < 0.05) is statistically significant.
Conclusion: From the study, we can conclude that all the population have been well educated on their knowledge
and awareness on usage of root canal instruments. In particular, Experienced endodontists have shown precision and
this also determines that they have immense knowledge about usage of root canal instruments.