ABSTRACT
Introduction: the aim of this study is to determine the current trends of irrigation during root canal therapy by specialists who are members of the Chilean Endodontic Society. materials and method: a survey (survey monkey -SurveyMonkey.com) was e-mailed to the 485 members of the Chilean Endodontic Society. the instrument was translated and adapted from the survey "irrigation trends among American Association of Endodontists members: a web-based survey" applied in the USA in 2012. participants answered a set of 16 questions that included irrigant selection, irrigant concentration, the adopted protocol, techniques or devices for irrigant activation. results: 99 percent of respondents use sodium hypochlorite as the main irrigant. data indicate that 74 percent of respondents use hypochlorite at a concentration of 5 percent. most respondents (94 percent) also include EDTA in their usual practice. In addition, 90 percent of respondents reported that they activate the irrigating agent, and 94 percent confirmed that they perform a final irrigation protocol. conclusion: the majority of respondents use sodium hypochlorite as the main irrigant at a concentration of 5 percent, use ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) as a smear removal agent, activate the irrigant, and perform a final irrigation protocol.
Subject(s)
Humans , Root Canal Irrigants/therapeutic use , Practice Patterns, Dentists'/statistics & numerical data , Endodontics/statistics & numerical data , Sodium Hypochlorite/administration & dosage , Sodium Hypochlorite/therapeutic use , Chile , Chlorhexidine/administration & dosage , Chlorhexidine/therapeutic use , Epidemiology, Descriptive , Surveys and Questionnaires , Smear Layer , Edetic Acid/administration & dosage , Edetic Acid/therapeutic use , Therapeutic Irrigation/methodsABSTRACT
Se propone un modelo de atención endodóntica con la finalidad de mejorar la cadena de esterilización y además proteger y dar un tiempo mayor de vida útil a nuestros instrumentos que son tan susceptibles de perder sus características iniciales de corte y filo. Para este modelo nos apoyamos con la tecnología moderna que también se ha preocupado de lograr una óptima cadena de esterilización, dando mayor auge al uso del calor húmedo (autoclave) por las ventajas que presenta y por la disposición del Ministerio de Salud que hará obligatorio el uso de este equipo en la consulta dental