BACKGROUND: General dental practitioners provide the majority of endodontic treatment in Jordan. The aim of this study was to gather information on the methods, materials and attitudes employed in root canal treatment by dentists in North Jordan, in order to evaluate and improve the quality of current practice. METHODS: A questionnaire was posted to all registered general dental practitioners w...

INTRODUCTION General dental practitioners provide the majority of treatment in Iran. The aim of this study was to gather information on the methods, materials and attitudes employed in root canal treatment by dentists participated in 7(th) Congress of Iranian Academy of Restorative Dentistry in Shiraz /2007 in order to evaluate the quality of current practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS A question...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to gather information about the various aspects, technical and biological, of endodontic treatment as performed by Lithuanian general dental practitioners and to compare their choices with established endodontic treatment standards of undergraduate education. MATERIALS AND METHODS Questionnaires were sent to all 2,850 Lithuanian dental practitioners. Th...

AIM The purpose of this study was to assess in vitro the tooth color alterations associated with two commonly used endodontic irrigants, the chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX) and the sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) up to 15 days post-treatment. Additionally, the possible influence of endodontic access preparation on tooth color was investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty intact human anterior teet...

Root canal treatment aims to remove vital and necrotic tissue, microorganisms, their products from the root canal. In this case, chemical endodontic irrigants such as NaOCl Chlorhexidine (CHX) are required. Unfortunately, both have side effects. Twenty percent of C. longa rhizome extract may be a potential alternative due its antibacterial activity ability dissolve smear layer. However, it cont...

Root canal irrigants play a significant role in elimination of the microorganisms, tissue remnants, and removal of the debris and smear layer. No single solution is able to fulfill all these actions completely; therefore, a combination of irrigants may be required. The aim of this investigation was to review the agonistic and antagonistic interactions between chlorhexidine (CHX) and other irrig...