Éxito de los tratamientos endodónticos realizados por residentes del posgrado de endodoncia de la universidad santo tomas en la clínica de la federación odontológica colombiana

Abstract

Endodontic treatment covers the procedures that are responsible for maintaining the health of the dental pulp. To accurately determine the status of the treatment, clinical and radiographic parameters are used that qualify it as endodontic success, endodontic failure, or indeterminate. Objective: To establish the percentage of success of endodontic treatments performed by residents of the Endodontics Graduate of the Santo Tomas University, Bogotá extension in the Colombian Dental Federation between 2017 and 2021. Method: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study was carried out. , with a non-probabilistic demonstration for convenience of 54 patients with 73 endodontic treatments that were evaluated clinically and radiographically. Results: The success rate was 47.9% of which 54.3% were posterior-upper teeth, 45.7% single-rooted teeth, 31.4% diagnosed with pulpal necrosis; 62.9% were performed in one appointment, 57.1% with rotary technique and 100% did not present complications. The failure rate was 23.3%, of which 64.7% were posterior-inferior teeth, 35.3% multi-rooted teeth, 41.2% diagnosed with symptomatic apical periodontitis, 47.1% were performed in one appointment and 47.1% in two appointments, 52.9% were with prepared rotary technique and 11.8% presented complications. Conclusions: The percentage of success of endodontic treatments carried out by residents of the Endodontics Graduate of the Santo Tomas University, Bogotá extension in the Colombian Dental Federation between 2017 and 2021, was 47.9%, with a failure of 23.3%%.