Ethical Aspects concerning Instrument Separation and Perforations during Endodontic Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Frequency of respondents when related to their conduct in case of instrument separation with the possibility of fragment removal ( ≥ 0.05).

Instrument separation with the possibility of removal	General dentist	Endodontists	Other dental specialists
Inform the patient and finish the treatment in another appointment (try to remove the fragment)	40% (n = 12)	70% (n = 7)	63.6% (n = 14)
Inform the patient and continue the treatment (no attempt to remove the fragment)	13.3% (n = 4)	20% (n = 2)	9.1% (n = 2)
Inform the patient and refer to another professional	33.3% (n = 10)	0.0% (n = 0)	18.2% (n = 4)
Do not inform the patient and continue the treatment	6.7% (n = 2)	10% (n = 1)	0.0% (n = 0)
Do not inform the patient and refer to another professional	3.3% (n = 1)	0.0% (n = 0)	0.0% (n = 0)
Other conduct	3.3% (n = 1)	0.0% (n = 0)	9.1% (n = 2)