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ArticleThe Saudi dental journal2020

Knowledge and practices of decontamination during root canal treatment by dentists in Jeddah.

Maysoon Haji Albahiti

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Article in The Saudi dental journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maysoon Haji AlbahitiDepartment of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdulaziz University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe periapical area is healed through disinfection of root canal system and reduction of microbial infection after root canal. PURPOSE: To assess the knowledge of dental practitioners about decontamination during root canal treatment and the techniques used in the government and private sectors of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

methods103 dental practitioners and interns from private and governmental sectors performing root canal treatment were included. To extract information, a questionnaire assessing knowledge and preferred techniques used in decontamination during root canals treatment was distributed. The association of variables was investigated using chi-square tests.

resultsThe findings reflected that 82.5% of subjects used rubber dam for isolation with significantly more practitioner in the governmental (95.2%) as compared to the private sector (27.8%). Chelating agents were used by 13.3% of the practitioners in government sector and 1% practitioners in private sector (1%). The most commonly used irrigant was sodium hypochlorite. Calcium hydroxide was used more frequently in the governmental sector (29.8%) than in the private sector (11.8%), as intracanal medicament. Mechanical irrigation devices were used by 2.4% of practitioners in the governmental sector only.

conclusionsThere is a significant difference in practicing root canal disinfection techniques among dentists in governmental and private sectors but no difference in degree of knowledge.

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JeddahKnowledgeMechanical irrigation devicesMicrobial infectionPracticesRoot canal treatment

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PMID32405225
PMCPMC7211904
OpenAlexW2971702777

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