ArticleInternational endodontic journal2026
Uncertainty in Relation to Clinical Experience-A Qualitative Study on Dental Students' Reflections on Risk Assessment of Root Filled Teeth.
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- Uncertainty in Relation to Clinical Experience-A Qualitative Study on Dental Students' Reflections on Risk Assessment of Root Filled Teeth.International endodontic journal · 2026Article
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aimIn uncertain clinical situations, such as assessing the risk of exacerbation of apical periodontitis in root-filled teeth, undergraduate students can benefit from being trained to reflect. This study aimed to explore how students specifically reflected on clinical experiences in relation to uncertainty when assessing a case involving a root-filled tooth with apical periodontitis. METHODOLOGY: Short reflections were written by 52 dental students at Malmö University in 2021. All students were asked to reflect on the risk for exacerbation of apical periodontitis in a case with a root-filled tooth with a diffuse widening of the periodontal ligament space. The reflections were written according to prompts developed to stimulate reflection. For each student, the reflections were analysed by a qualitative method, Systematic Text Condensation (STC).
resultsThe analysis of the qualitative data resulted in the formulation of two themes about experience and lack of experience: Theme 1 'The meaning of clinical experience' and Theme 2 'Differences and similarities'. The themes were subdivided into nine subgroups and described the relationship between experience and certainty.
conclusionsThe students believed that certainty comes with experience even when there is a lack of scientific evidence.
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