Current Trends in Use and Reuse of Nickel-Titanium Engine-driven Instruments: A Survey of Endodontists in the United States

Current Trends in Use and Reuse of Nickel-Titanium Engine-driven Instruments: A Survey of Endodontists in the United States

Information is scarce regarding current usage practices of nickel-titanium (NiTi) engine-driven instruments in clinical practice. Therefore, the specific purpose of this survey was to assess trends among endodontists regarding the use and reuse of NiTi instruments. A 16-question survey was sent by e...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of endodontics 2020-03, Vol.46 (3), p.391-396
Hauptverfasser: Logsdon, John, Dunlap, Craig, Arias, Ana, Scott, Raymond, Peters, Ove A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Dental Alloys
Dental Instruments
Dentistry
Endodontists
Equipment Design
Humans
Nickel
nickel-titanium
practice patterns
Practice Patterns, Dentists
Root Canal Preparation
sterilization
survey
Surveys and Questionnaires
Titanium
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Information is scarce regarding current usage practices of nickel-titanium (NiTi) engine-driven instruments in clinical practice. Therefore, the specific purpose of this survey was to assess trends among endodontists regarding the use and reuse of NiTi instruments. A 16-question survey was sent by e-mail to about 4000 active members of the American Association of Endodontists. Data were collected over a 6-month period and compared using chi-square tests. A total of 957 surveys were collected (response rate = 23%). Of the respondents, 40.2% worked in solo practices; among them, there were significantly fewer recent graduates (
ISSN:0099-2399
1878-3554
DOI:10.1016/j.joen.2019.12.011