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Alshahrani AS, Alelyani AA, Al Ageel Albeaji SM, AlHarith D, Al Malwi AAA, Aldhbaan AA, Alshehri KSJ, Bakri AE, Sahli AAA, Alaajam WH, Al Moaleem MM. A Comparative Analysis of the Quality of Root Canal Fillings of In Vivo Studies Conducted in Saudi Arabia and Worldwide: A Systematic Review. Clin Cosmet Investig Dent 2024; 16:323-336. [PMID: 39291238 PMCID: PMC11407322 DOI: 10.2147/ccide.s479321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/19/2024] Open
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Aim Root canal treatment (RCT) is a common procedure practiced daily by dentists worldwide. The current systematic review aimed to evaluate and compare clinical studies on the quality of root canal fillings (RCFs) carried out by dentists with different levels of experience conducted worldwide with those conducted specifically in Saudi Arabia (SA). Materials and Methods A full literature search was conducted in Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science, Elsevier's Scopus, Embase, CINHAL, and PubMed, without a restriction to studies published before January 2015. Also, a manual search was carried out by checking papers that may have been missed during the electronic search. The following keywords were used: [(quality of root canal filling(s)) OR (quality of root canal obturation)) and dental practitioners as (general dental practitioners; final year students; endodontist; specialist) AND (root canal obturation) OR (endodontic treatment)]. Parameters of the quality of RCFs, such as length, density, and taper, were assessed and counted. Results A total of 13 worldwide and nine SA studies were included in this review, published between 2015 and 2023. Molars were the most treated teeth, at 42.3% and 40.2% for the worldwide and SA studies, respectively. Cases treated by final year students had the highest percentage, at 60.0% for both study groups. The percentages of acceptable quality, with regard to the length, density, and taper of RCFs, were 70.9%, 77.6%, and 84.3%, and 73.2%, 64.6%, and 67.8% for the worldwide and SA studies, respectively. Conclusion The overall acceptable quality of RCFs was marginally higher in worldwide studies than in SA studies. Both prevalences can be considered as good, which indicates that the quality of RCFs is moving in the right direction.
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Affiliation(s)
- Abdulmajeed Saeed Alshahrani
- Department of Restorative Dentistry, Division of Endodontics, College of Dentistry, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry, Division of Endodontics, College of Dentistry, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry, Division of Endodontics, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Consultant of Endodontic, Endodontic Department, Aseer Specialized Dental Center, Ministry of Health, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Consultant of Endodontic, Endodontic Department, Khamis Mushait Dental Center, Ministry of Health, Aseer, Saudi Arabia
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- General Practitioner, Specialized Dental Center, Ministry of Health, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- General Practitioner, Al-Kharish Primary Health Care Center, Ministry of Health, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Restorative Dental Science, Division of Endodontics, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen
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- Department of Prosthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, 45142, Saudi Arabia
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Dioguardi M, Stellacci C, La Femina L, Spirito F, Sovereto D, Laneve E, Manfredonia MF, D’Alessandro A, Ballini A, Cantore S, Lo Muzio L, Troiano G. Comparison of Endodontic Failures between Nonsurgical Retreatment and Endodontic Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2022; 58:894. [PMID: 35888613 PMCID: PMC9324533 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58070894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Objectives: In the presence of a persistent endodontic lesion or endodontic failure, the alternative for the recovery of the dental element is endodontic retreatment or endodontic surgery, which consists in the surgical removal of the root apices with retrograde closure of the endodontium. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to provide an updated value of the Risk Ratio between the two types of treatment in order to offer to clinicians who propose a non-surgical endodontic retreatment or an endodontic surgery a direct comparison. Materials and Methods: The revision was performed according to PRISMA indications: three databases (PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane register) were consulted through the use of keywords relevant to the revision topic: surgical endodontic retreatment, endodontic retreatment, apicoectomy. This search produced 7568 records which, after eliminating duplicates and applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, resulted in a total of seven included articles. The meta-analyses were conducted by applying fixed-effects models, given the low percentage of heterogeneity. In addition, trial sequency analysis (TSA) was performed for the analysis of the statistical power of the results and GRADE for the quality of the evidence. Results: The results of the meta-analyses' data report an aggregate risk ratio (RR) between non-surgical endodontic retreatment and surgical endodontic retreatment of: 1.05 [0.74, 1.47] at one year of follow-up; RR 2.22 [1.45, 3.41] at two years of follow-up; an RR 1.08 [0.73 1.62] for a follow-up period of 3-4 years; and an RR 0.92 [0.53, 1.61] for a follow-up period of 8-10 years. Conclusions: The results of the present meta-analysis show that in the long term, the risk of failure is identical for the two groups, and there is only a slightly higher risk of failure for non-surgical endodontic retreatments, when only two years of follow-up are considered.
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- Mario Dioguardi
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (C.S.); (L.L.F.); (F.S.); (D.S.); (E.L.); (M.F.M.); (A.D.); (L.L.M.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (C.S.); (L.L.F.); (F.S.); (D.S.); (E.L.); (M.F.M.); (A.D.); (L.L.M.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (C.S.); (L.L.F.); (F.S.); (D.S.); (E.L.); (M.F.M.); (A.D.); (L.L.M.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (C.S.); (L.L.F.); (F.S.); (D.S.); (E.L.); (M.F.M.); (A.D.); (L.L.M.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (C.S.); (L.L.F.); (F.S.); (D.S.); (E.L.); (M.F.M.); (A.D.); (L.L.M.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (C.S.); (L.L.F.); (F.S.); (D.S.); (E.L.); (M.F.M.); (A.D.); (L.L.M.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (C.S.); (L.L.F.); (F.S.); (D.S.); (E.L.); (M.F.M.); (A.D.); (L.L.M.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (C.S.); (L.L.F.); (F.S.); (D.S.); (E.L.); (M.F.M.); (A.D.); (L.L.M.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (C.S.); (L.L.F.); (F.S.); (D.S.); (E.L.); (M.F.M.); (A.D.); (L.L.M.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (C.S.); (L.L.F.); (F.S.); (D.S.); (E.L.); (M.F.M.); (A.D.); (L.L.M.); (G.T.)
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