Rimah Tariq Rajhi
Jazan University, Saudi Arabia
Title: Dentists and dental interns preferences of root canal treatment with restoration versus extraction then implant-supported crown treatment plan
Biography
Biography: Rimah Tariq Rajhi
Abstract
Objectives: The intent of this study was to evaluate and compare the preferences and treatment choices between dentists and dental interns with regard to the following different treatment modalities: root canal treatment (RCT) with restoration versus extraction then implant-supported crown (ISC) or surgical treatment in relation to the given case scenarios. Methods: The questionnaire was presented as an online survey with a case scenario. The four clinical case scenarios included an anterior and posterior tooth having apical periodontitis, with and without previous RCT. The treatment options were as follows: RCT with restoration, extraction then implant, and surgical treatment. Results: A total of 165 dentists and dental interns were included in this study. A 103 (62.4%) subjects were dentists, 60 (36.3%) were males and 105 (63.7%) were females. Most of the respondents graduated from the College of Dentistry, Jazan University 155 (93.9%). The highest percentages and numbers for anterior teeth (AT) were selected the RCT and restorations in the four scenarios among gender, dentist, and interns, with no considerable differences. A high percentage of RCT and restoration option was recorded for posterior teeth (PT) with no previous restoration and around 50% for the same treatment modality to posterior teeth with previous restorations. Conclusions: All dentists and interns preferred RCT with restorations over extraction then ISC in the AT with and without previous RCTs. In the PT with no previous RCT, the participants agreed that RCT with restorations is superior to other choices. Among the future selected specialties, the dentists and dental interns demonstrated an absolute agreement to RCT and restorations as a treatment of choice comparing with the different scenarios.