Clinical Study

The Uptake of Nickel-Titanium Rotary Files in Saudi Arabia

Table 1

Root canal performance according to specialty.

SpecialtyParticipants who perform RCTPerform RCTNo. RCT (%)a

Dental student 43 31 (72.1)12 (27.9)
General dentist220198 (90)**22 (10)
AEGDb & Saudi board in restorative dentistry7169 (97.2)**2 (2.8)
Endodontist & Saudi board in endodontics6159 (96.7)**2 (3.3)
Other specialties9549 (51.6)46 (48.4)

Total490406 (82.9)84 (17.1)

aThe percentage valued between parenthesis refers to each group, **(χ 2 = 95.36, ), bAdvanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD).