The Influences of Root Canal Complexity and Clinician Training on Root Canal Treatment Outcomes.

Launched by DEFENCE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, UK · Dec 12, 2022

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Background and Study Aims. This observational cohort study evaluates root canal treatment outcomes, using survival and success as the outcome measures. It aims to assess the influence of operator skill and RIOTN complexity on the clinical outcomes of RCT procedures previously undertaken within the UK Armed Forces.

Participation UK Armed Forces personnel that had previously received root canal treatment between 01/01/2015 and 01/09/2020.

Method

A Defence Statistics programme was used to identify cohorts of patients treated for Endodontic disease by GDPs and DWSI (GDPs who had undertaken a...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Served/ were serving within the UK Armed Forces.
• • Male and female.
• • Physically able to tolerate root canal treatment/ re-treatment procedures.
• • Received root canal treatment/ re-treatment for Endodontic disease by either a GDP or Dentist with Specialist interest (DWSI).
• • Aged between 18 - 70..
• • 12-month (or longer) post root canal treatment review radiograph and consultation.
• • Smoking and non-smoking patients
• • With and without Diabetes Mellitus 2
• • Taking/ not-taking steroid medications
• • With/ without other medical conditions.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • On longer serving in the military within 12-months of root canal treatment completion.
• • Unable to tolerate root canal treatment/ re-treatment
• • No clinical follow-up of tooth (survival).
• • No radiographic follow-up of tooth (success).

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