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- Title
A Pilot Feasibility Study to Establish Full Pulpotomy in Mature Permanent Teeth with Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis as a Routine Treatment in Mexican Public Healthcare Services.
- Authors
Sánchez-Lara y Tajonar, Roberto Gustavo; Vergara-Tinoco, Jaime Vicente; Dammaschke, Till; Domínguez-Pérez, Rubén Abraham
- Abstract
Symptomatic irreversible pulpitis is a common dental disease for which root canal treatment (RCT) has been the standard treatment. However, in many countries, RCT is considered a high-cost treatment that is not covered by public healthcare services; this forces patients to have dental extraction as their only option to relieve pain. In the last decade, several investigations have provided evidence that an alternative treatment known as full pulpotomy (FP) could be an alternative for patients who could not afford the cost of an RCT. Nevertheless, evidence is lacking on the success rate that could be obtained if it is performed in a public dental care clinic (PDCC). The present investigation has two main objectives. To be the first approach of a multicentric feasibility study to find out whether an FP performed by a general practice dentist (GPD) in a PDCC could be suitable and establish its success rate and patient satisfaction. Patients attending a PDCC with symptoms of irreversible pulpitis were invited to participate. FP was performed and followed up at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months. The treatment success was assessed by combining three variables, patient satisfaction, clinical, and radiographic outcomes. Forty-one patients from 17 to 78 years old received the intervention. In total, 97.5% were completely satisfied with the treatment and were considered successful since none of the clinical or radiographic variables were present in any of the follow-ups. An FP performed by a GPD in a PDCC could be suitable as a routine treatment for symptomatic irreversible pulpitis due to the excellent success rate and patient satisfaction.
- Subjects
MEXICO; DENTAL pulp diseases; PILOT projects; RESEARCH methodology; PULPOTOMY; MEDICAL care costs; DENTAL extraction; DENTAL care; PATIENT satisfaction; QUANTITATIVE research; TREATMENT effectiveness; QUALITATIVE research; ROOT canal treatment; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DATA analysis software; STATISTICAL sampling; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2022, Vol 10, Issue 12, p2350
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare10122350