ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to report results of the initial six years of experience utilizing a nonsurgical root canal treatment (NSRCT) database; to compare patient characteristics, operative procedures, and patient outcomes observed in the database to those observed in other studies; and to discuss the potential benefits of a clinical endodontic database. A total of 7,372 NSRCT cases performed by endodontic residents at the University of Pennsylvania from 2000 to 2006 were evaluated. The odds ratio (OR) for caries and trauma being causative agents for NSRCT in Subject(s)
Databases, Factual
, Dental Informatics/instrumentation
, Dental Pulp Necrosis/therapy
, Dental Research/methods
, Endodontics/methods
, Age Distribution
, Dental Informatics/methods
, Endodontics/statistics & numerical data
, Humans
, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care/methods
, United States
