Is there a justification of conducting clinical audit in the endodontic treatment outcomes?
Clinical audit
endodontics
quality
treatment outcomes
Journal
Journal of conservative dentistry : JCD
ISSN: 0972-0707
Titre abrégé: J Conserv Dent
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101147009
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
20
04
2019
revised:
27
04
2020
accepted:
27
06
2020
entrez:
29
4
2021
pubmed:
30
4
2021
medline:
30
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of this study is to determine the role of clinical audit in improving endodontic treatment outcomes. An audit at the department of endodontics at dental specialty centre kingdom of Saudi Arabia was carried out. The audit was conducted by developing endodontics treatment and success predictors based on evidence, that can be measured for endodontic care. A total of 12 months' data was examined from the previous dental records. Ten clinical cards were which included root canal treatment were selected. The audit was carried out for a minimum of 50 teeth and a maximum of 200 teeth. The radiographs of record cards were studied and a single dentist completed the audit tool. The vitality test was performed in 1.98% cases, intra-canal medicament was used and named in 3.96% cases, 3.96% the teeth were extracted due to endodontic failure. Further, in 6.93% of the cases that were identified had certain spaces but overall root canal filling was evaluated as satisfactory. The vitality test, type of intracanal medicament, and assessment of root canal filling were not done, but there was an overall performance of predictors for endodontic treatment.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33911363
doi: 10.4103/JCD.JCD_220_19
pii: JCD-23-518
pmc: PMC8066672
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
518-521Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2021 Journal of Conservative Dentistry.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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