Research Article
An Investigation of Current Endodontic Practice in Turkey
Table 5
Choice of obturation technique, sealer, temporary filling material, and permanent filling material according to the years in dental practice.
| | Years of Professional activity | 0–5 years | 6–10 years
| 11–15 years
| 16–20 years
| >20 years | |
| | Obturation technique | Paste only | 1.8% | 2.0% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 6.4% | | | Thermafil | 3.0% | 2.0% | 5.6% | 3.7% | 3.6% | | | Cold lateral condensation | 53.0% | 43.4% | 39.3% | 12.2% | 15.7% | 0.000 | | Single cone | 20.2% | 25.3% | 21.3% | 35.4% | 34.3% | 0.016 | | Cone + sealer without lateral condensation | 48.8% | 52.5% | 57.3% | 64.6% | 62.9% | 0.056 | | Vertical condensation | 8.9% | 9.1% | 9.0% | 6.1% | 5.7% | |
| | Choice of sealer | Endomethasone | 25.0% | 31.3% | 28.1% | 40.2% | 40.7% | 0.02 | | Iodoform-based sealer | 1.2% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 2.9% | | | AH Plus | 54.2% | 55.6% | 52.8% | 39.0% | 39.3% | 0.014 | | Diaket | 12.5% | 14.1% | 13.5% | 15.9% | 10.7% | | | Sealapex | 10.1% | 5.1% | 18.0% | 19.5% | 12.1% | | | AH26 | 32.7% | 24.2% | 27.0% | 19.5% | 20.0% | | | Roekoseal | 6.0% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% | | | Other | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% | 9.3% | |
| Temporary filling
material | Cavit | 79.2% | 74.7% | 76.4% | 81.7% | 66.4% | 0.057 | | Phospate cement | 23.2% | 26.3% | 19.1% | 23.2% | 25.7% | | | ZnOE + IRM | 17.3% | 13.1% | 22.5% | 13.4% | 9.3% | 0.071 | | Other | 6.0% | 7.1% | 15.7% | 6.1% | 12.1% | 0.047 |
| Choice of final
restoration | Amalgam | 26.7% | 27.9% | 16.5% | 33.3% | 24.7% | 0.130 | | Resin composite | 78.5% | 78.8% | 89.0% | 79.3% | 76.7% | | | Inlay/onlay | 20.3% | 9.6% | 13.2% | 12.6% | 14.4% | | | Crown restoration | 47.7% | 51.9% | 52.7% | 55.2% | 44.5% | |
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