Assessment of staff perspective toward restored endodontically treated teeth at selected dental clinics, in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the staff perspective toward endodontically treated teeth (ETT) restoration at selected dental clinic to promote prevention strategies for improving the management outcome. Materials and Methods: A descriptive research design was utilized in the current research. A total of 150 dental staff at selected dental clinics were given a structured questionnaire on April 2017. Their reply reflects that there was a high level of the studied dental staff perspective about the restoration of ETT in relation at selected dental clinics. Data were collected based on selected cases to investigate the success and survival of restored ETT in a general practice environment related to restorative parameters. Success was analyzed using Kaplan–Meier statistics and a multivariate cox regression analysis was performed to assess variables influencing success and survival. The inclusion criteria for the selected cases were had 19 teeth were extracted and 27 restorations needed repair or replacement. According to the Cox regression, increasing maximum pocket depth of the tooth resulted in a higher risk for failure (P = 0.012). Descriptive statistics like percentage was used to describe the findings using SPSS software version 20. Results: The current research focus was to assess the staff perspective toward the restoration of ETT at selected dental clinics which was found to be (73.1%). Cox regression analysis was performed to assess variables influencing success and survival. Based on the inclusion criteria for the selected cases which were selected from the patients' records, for treated cases that were had 19 teeth were extracted, and 27 restorations needed repair or replacement. According to the Cox regression, increasing maximum pocket depth of the tooth resulted in a higher risk for failure; the collected findings showed significant differences (P = 0.012). Conclusion: Concerning the dental staff perspective toward ETT restorations at selected dental clinics, the data findings showed that; there was an approximately high level of perspective for dental Staff about the management of such cases within the selected setting.