Medical Science
Volume 25, Issue 117, November 2021
Reasons and recall rate of endodontically treated cases performed by students in Riyadh Elm University - Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman Baghareeb1, Hassan Alsaigh1♦, Abdulmajeed Alsayari1, Abdulmajeed Alahmary1, Fahad Almaziad1, Muhammed Abuhassna2, Basil Alamassi2
1Dental intern, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
2Department of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm
University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
♦Corresponding author
Dental intern, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia
ABSTRACT
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the reasons and recall rates of endodontically treated cases performed by undergraduate
students in Riyadh Elm University (REU) teaching hospital- Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: In this study, all completed
conventional root canal treatment (RCT) of permanent teeth performed by undergraduate students in the Munasiyah campus of
Riyadh Elm University from January 2019 to January 2020 were analyzed. In addition, patient age, gender, nationality, reasons for
treatment, presence of periapical (PA) lesion, and recall visits data were collected from the electronic filing system used in the teaching hospital. Results: A total of 799 cases met the inclusion criteria; 79.7% of them were male. Maxillary premolars were the most frequently treated teeth (31.7%). The most common reason for treatment was irreversible pulpitis (31%), followed by pulpal necrosis (26%). Among these cases, 84% have completed their treatment, and of them, 31.1% returned for recall visits. Gender, age group, pulpal, and periapical diagnosis did not significantly correlate with recall visits. Conclusion: The most common reason for treatment is irreversible pulpitis followed by pulpal necrosis. Maxillary premolars were the most frequently treated group of teeth. Moreover, the recall rates post endodontic treatment is low, and long-term recalls must be encouraged.
Keywords: recall, retreatment, endodontics, pulpitis, necrosis, periapical
lesion
Medical Science, 2021, 25(117), 2798-2803
