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

Table 5

Frequency of respondents when related to their conduct in case of instrument separation with the possibility of fragment removal ( ≥ 0.25).

Instrument separation with no possibility of removal	General dentist	Endodontists	Other dental specialists
Inform the patient and finish the treatment in another appointment (try to remove the fragment)	16.1% (n = 5)	40% (n = 4)	15% (n = 3)
Inform the patient and continue the treatment (no attempt to remove the fragment)	19.4% (n = 6)	50% (n = 5)	50% (n = 10)
Inform the patient and refer to another professional	48.4% (n = 15)	0.0%	35% (n = 7)
Do not inform the patient and continue the treatment	9.7% (n = 3)	10% (n = 1)	0.0%
Do not inform the patient and refer to another professional	3.2% (n = 1)	0.0%	0.0%
Other conduct	3.2% (n = 1)	0.0%	0.0%