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- Title
Different Patterns of Restoration Provision Between Initial Endodontic Treatment and Retreatment: A Retrospective Clinical Study.
- Authors
Agrafioti, Anastasia; Giannakoulas, Dimitrios G.; Kournetas, Nikos; Grigoriou, Stamatina; Kontakiotis, Evangelos G.
- Abstract
<bold>Purpose: </bold>The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between type of endodontic treatment and choice of definitive restoration and to show the prevalence of endodontic treatment options according to patient age and type of tooth.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>Data were collected from the archive system of the School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Athens, Greece. The sample included endodontically treated teeth being restored definitively at the time of data collection.<bold>Results: </bold>Statistically significant difference was found regarding the type of restoration between initial endodontic treatments and retreatments (P < .001).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Endodontic retreatment seemed to have a significant effect on the choice of definitive restoration of the tooth.
- Subjects
ENDODONTICS; DENTAL fillings; TOOTH care &; hygiene; DENTAL therapeutics; ROOT canal treatment; DENTIST-patient relationship; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DECISION making in dentistry; DENTAL pulp diseases; REOPERATION; TREATMENT effectiveness
- Publication
International Journal of Prosthodontics, 2017, Vol 30, Issue 4, p354
- ISSN
0893-2174
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.11607/ijp.5121