Endodontic Tendencies in a Very-Low-Income Population Area of Northeastern Brazil

Table 2

Routine endodontic practice by dentists in Bahia and Sergipe, Brazil.

	Frequency (%)
Use of rubber dam
Always	75.9
Sometimes	19.6
Never	4.5
Type of anesthesic
Lidocaine	67.8
Articaine	17.1
Mepivacaine	11.6
Lidocaine + articaine	5
Lidocaine + mepivacaine	5
Mepivacaine + articaine	4
Lidocaine + mepivacaine + articaine	2
Others	18.1
Preparation technique
Crown-down	83.9
Step-back	16.1
Instruments
Hand endodontic files	86.9
Gates-glidden burs	67.3
Apical locator	62.8
Rotary endodontic files	58.3
Others	32.7
Type of rotary file
Reciprocating files	53.3
Protaper file	41.7
Easy ProDesign	21.6
MTwo system	5.5
Easy logic	14.58
Easy reciprocating	4.5
Twisted file	1
i-race (FKG)	0.5
Irrigant solution
NaOCl	90.4
EDTA	84.9
Saline solution	25.1
Chlorhexidine	10
Hydrogen peroxide	5
Others	6
Intracanal medicament
Ca(OH)2	74.3
PMCC	54.3
Otosporin	30.2
Tricresol	17.6
Formocresol	14.6
NaOCl	11.6
Others	16.6
Timing of intracanal medicament
1–3 days	5
4–7 days	50.3
>7 days	44.2
No answer	0.5