Evaluación del tratamiento endodóntico y su relación con el tipo y la calidad de la restauración definitiva

Introduction

Success in endodontic treatment is determined by the quality of the root canal treatment and definitive coronal restoration, with the absence of signs and symptoms.

Objective

The aim of this study was to determine the success rate of root canal treatment and its relationship with the type and quality of the coronary restoration.

Material and methods

A retrospective clinical study was conducted on 227 endodontically treated teeth over a period of 4 years. The analysis was performed by a comptroller dentist, who carried out the clinical and radiographical examination, evaluating signs and symptoms and the type and quality of the coronary restoration. The data analysis was performed using the STATA 13 statistics program.

Results

The results obtained show that there is a success rate of 93.8% and a 6.2% failure rate of the teeth evaluated. There was also significant evidence as regards teeth with proper restorations, whether direct or indirect, and root canal treatments considered as successful, according to Fisher's Test (P<.01), with a confidence level of 95%.

Conclusions

It can be concluded with the results obtained, that there is a high success rate (93.8%), and that there is a statistically significant association between the quality of the restoration and the presence of symptoms.