Root Canal Treatment (original) (raw)

Objective: To determine the frequency of root canal treatment in endodontic department of dental colleges of Karachi. StudyDesign: Cross-sectional study. Place and duration of study: Department of endodontics, Sir Syed Dental College & Hospital, Karachi from1st May 2011 to 31st August 2011. Material and Methods: Of the 400 teeth from 370 individuals (age range 12-50 years) were endodonticallytreated during four months by faculty members and postgraduate residents enrolled in a specialisation programme in department ofEndodontics. All patients were examined clinically and radiographically. For each case, information was collected in specifically designedproforma including location of the affected tooth, age and gender and reasons for endodontic treatment. Results: Of the 400 treated teeth, 225(56.25%) were mandibular and 175 (43.75%) were maxillary teeth. 236 teeth (59.0%) were from females and 164 (41.0%) from males.Significant differences were found between the maxillary and mandib...