Abstract
Aim - To assess the knowledge and practice of Irrigant Activation Techniques amongst Endodontist and General Dentists in Central India. Materials And Methods - In this online survey a questionnaire consisting of 14 closed ended questions was distributed among Dental Health Care Professionals including Endodontists and General Dentists. Total 202 Responses were collected through google forms. The questionnaire included questions that are focused on Irrigation activation technique based on the knowledge and practice. All statistical analysis was doing using Statistical Packages of Social Science SPSS version 21 and p value less the 0.05 was considered statistically signicant. Results - The usage of irrigation activation technique was more in Endodontists as compared to general dentist. Our data indicated that 94.5% of respondents use sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) as the primary endodontic irrigant. 85.1% participants use manual dynamic agitation. 55.7% of our respondents aim to remove the smear layer during the endodontic treatment . The mean knowledge score was signicantly high among Endodontists as compared to the General dentists. (p<0.05) Conclusions - The knowledge and attitude of Endodontists & General dentist is largely positive towards use of Irrigant Activation Technique (IAT) in Central India
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