ABSTRACT

Endodontic mishaps play a critical role in guiding the final endodontic outcome of therapy. It not only delays the treatment outcome but also causes poor patient satisfaction and also leads to operator frustration. Most common endodontic mishaps include ledge formation, file separation and perforation. The aim of the study is to assess the association between endodontic mishaps and follow up rate of patients. This university based study involved collection of data from the database from which cases of endodontic mishaps were selected and cross verified. All the data was compiled and tabulated in Microsoft Excel and exported to IBM SPSS 20. Data was represented through frequency distribution tables and Chi square tests performed for the comparison between the endodontic mishaps and the follow up rates. A total of 64 endodontic mishap based cases were undertaken in the study , which revealed that the highest number of endodontic mishaps occurred in age group of 31- 40 years followed by age group of 41 - 50 years, the cases of endodontic perforation were more in frequency compared to instrument retrieval cases. Within the limitations of this study, it was found that endodontic instrument separation and perforation repair cases had good follow up. Keywords: Endodontic mishaps; Instrument separation; Perforation; Root Canal Treatment
Publication date: 01/08/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.8.1079