Assessment of the Technical Quality of Root Canal Treatment in Pre-clinical Endodontic Training Comparing Artificial Teeth to Extracted Natural Human Teeth | ||||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||||
| Article 3, Volume 64, Issue 4 - October (Fixed Prosthodontics, Dental Materials, Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics), October 2018, Page 3551-3558 PDF (265.2 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2018.79177 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Ruaa A. Alamoudi1; Omar Fahim2 | ||||
| 1Assistant Professor of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| 2Professor of Endodontic, Cairo Egypt, Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine, Cairo University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Introduction: Extracted natural human teeth were used exclusively for preclinical endodontic training. However, an alternative method involves the use of artificial teeth aiming to overcome the limitations in natural teeth. This study aimed to radiographically evaluate the technical quality of preclinical single root canal treatments performed by undergraduate dental students using two alternative models; artificial teeth and extracted natural human teeth. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study, 228 single rooted teeth in academic years 2017- 2018 were obtained from the preclinical practice of undergraduate program in endodontics at the school of dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Four observers were asked to independently evaluate the radiographic quality of the root canal fillings according to three parameters: Filling length, density (homogeneity), and taper of the filling in the root canals. Results: There were no significant correlation between the type of teeth and all three parameters; length, density, and taper of the root canals fillings. In addition, there was no statistically significant difference between adequacy of the root canals fillings and the type of teeth (P. value: 0.455). Extracted natural human teeth showed overall 10% adequate filling, 77.7% moderately filling, and12% poorly filling. Meanwhile, artificial plastic teeth showed overall 13% adequate filling, 81.6% moderately filling, and 5% poorly filling. Conclusion: Artificial teeth might be suitable for preclinical endodontic training but cannot totally substitute the requirement to learn with extracted natural human teeth as part of preclinical endodontic training. They could be incorporated with natural teeth. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Preclinical endodontic training; radiographic assessment; quality of root canal filling; extracted natural human teeth; artificial plastic teeth | ||||
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