%0 Journal Article
%T Patients¡¯ awareness and knowledge of the root canal treatment in Saudi population: survey-based research
%A Adnan Habib
%A Ahmad Reda Bashnakli
%A Mazen Doumani
%A Nashwan Qaid
%A Ramakrishna Arrojue
%A Saleem Abdulrab
%J -
%D 2017
%R 10.14419/ijdr.v5i2.7675
%X Endodontics is a profession based on the work with other people so several factors should be considered during clinical decision-making process. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and awareness of patients in a sample of Saudi population regarding endodontic treatment. Methods: multiple-choice questionnaire regarding knowledge and awareness of root canal treatment distributed to 227 patients, the questionnaire comprised questions ranged from personal and social details to specific questions about endodontic treatment; the analysis of data was performed using methods of descriptive statistics. Results: The results shown that the strong spontaneous toothache was the most impact factor of the need for endodontic treatment in (53%) of respondents, (29%) of subjects do not know anything about root canal treatment, (47%) of respondents indicated that the pain was the most important concern associated with the root canal treatment. Conclusion: Toothache is the greatest motivation of patient to refer the dentist, and pain is the more important patients¡¯ concerns associated with root canal treatment, knowledge and awareness of patients regarding root canal treatment is different among races and populations.
%U https://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/IJDR/article/view/7675