An Investigation of Current Endodontic Practice in Turkey

Table 4

Percentage of the preference of root canal irrigants and concentration of sodium hypochlorite according to years of professional experience.

Years of professional activity		0–5 years	6–11 years	11–15 years	16–20 years	>20 years	𝑃
Choice of root canal irrigants	NaOCl	93.5%	92.0%	94.4%	95.1%	85.7%
	Saline	49.7%	42.0%	37.1%	34.1%	27.9%	0.002
	EDTA	41.7%	42.0%	52.8%	57.3%	38.6%	0.03
	CHX	33.3%	39.0%	43.8%	43.9%	40.0%
	H2O2	16.1%	18.0%	23.6%	20.7%	25.7%
	Local anesthesia	3.0%	6.0%	3.3%	2.4%	2.1%
	Do not use	1.2%	2.0%	1.1%	1.2%	0.7%
Concentration of sodium hypochlorite	0.5%	11.3%	13.1%	11.2%	7.3%	12.9%
	1%	1.8%	2.0%	6.7%	6.1%	7.1%
	2.5%	53.0%	39.4%	47.2%	39.0%	41.4%
	5%	25.0%	41.4%	25.8%	32.9%	20.7%
	No idea	4.8%	1.0%	6.7%	9.8%	12.9%
	Do not use	4.2%	3.0%	2.2%	4.9%	5.0%