Single visit versus multiple visit root canal

Area of Science:

• Dentistry
• Endodontics
• Public Health

Background:

• Single visit endodontics presents numerous advantages over traditional multi-visit treatments.
• Assessing patient and treatment preferences for single versus multiple visit root canal therapies is crucial for optimizing dental care.
• Dental caries frequently affects individuals aged 26 to 45 years, highlighting the need for efficient treatment modalities.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the preference for single-visit endodontic treatment compared to multi-visit root canal procedures.
• To analyze existing patient records to determine trends in endodontic treatment choices.

Main Methods:

• A retrospective analysis of 9017 patient records was conducted from an initial dataset of 86,000.
• Statistical analysis, including the Chi-square test (p < 0.05), was employed to evaluate the data.
• Inclusion criteria were applied to select relevant patient records for the study.

Main Results:

• The analysis revealed that individuals aged 26 to 45 years are most commonly affected by dental caries.
• Available data indicates a bias towards multi-visit endodontic treatments over single-visit options.
• This preference for multi-visit treatments was observed irrespective of the number of root canals involved.

Conclusions:

• Despite the advantages of single visit endodontics, current data suggests a prevailing bias towards multi-visit root canal treatments.
• Further research may be needed to understand the reasons behind this bias and to promote the adoption of single-visit procedures.
• Optimizing endodontic treatment strategies requires addressing patient and provider preferences for single versus multiple visit approaches.