Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background- Many studies have shown that endodontic treatments can provide a high rate of success despite the complexity of the endodontic space. Nevertheless, a wide range of results is still reported by systematic reviews using clinical and radiographic measures of periapical healing. So, for a variety of reasons, endodontic failures still occur and some practitioners delegate endodontic treatments to qualified endodontists. Materials and method- A total no. of 300  patients   were endodontically treated in the private Dental Clinic between  November 2007 to July 2008  by endodontic treatment (initial or retreatment) on one tooth or more. The sample population included all patients referred to us from general dental practice and other clinical units of the dental hospital except those who had a medical contraindication. The detailed medical and dental history was obtained from each patient. Patients were informed about the various treatment alternatives and the benefits and risks associated with each solution. Informed consent was signed by all patients before treatment Results- Among the 300 teeth, 230 were retained and 70 were extracted. The 300 teeth, 60 treated by specialists, 90 by interns, and 150 by staff. The 70 extracted teeth were 13 treated by specialists, 30 by interns, and  27 by staff. The 70 extracted teeth were 10 maxillary premolars, 30 maxillary molars, 20 mandibular premolars, and 10  mandibular anterior. Using Chi-square tests, successful endodontic healing were 30 treated by specialists, 30 by interns, and 115 by staff. Survival endodontic cases which had uncertain to successful endodontic healing are 30 treated by specialists, 60 by interns, and 35 by staff. Conclusion:. A larger sample size is needed to assess all outcome predictors of endodontics treatment more precisely. Within the limits of this retrospective study, this work highlights the reliability of the initial endodontic treatment and the strong potential of endodontic retreatment when performed by trained and competent practitioners. The effectiveness of initial treatment is maximal and remains very high for retreatment.
Keywords: Endodontic failure, periapical healing, retained, extracted.

Corresponding author: Dr. Ratika Gupta, Senior Resident, Department of Radiotherapy, Medanta, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

This article may be cited as: Pandya P, Shah D, Naik P, Joshi V, Patel K, Sanghavi P. Evaluation of outcome of patients undergoing endodontic therapy-  A retrospective study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(2):13-15.