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R oot canal treatment (RCT) offers esthetical, functional, and economic benefits as well as psychological advantages to the patient by keeping the tooth within the mouth.[1] In Turkey, dentistry services are offered mainly through the private practice, government, and university hospitals. According to the data provided by Turkish Dental Association, there are 28,006 dentists actively working in Turkey as of the year of 2015, 56% of which in private institutions, 31% in institutions affiliated to the Ministry of Health, and 13% in university hospitals. Because there is no record in Turkey regarding the dentistry services provided by the private healthcare facilities, it is not possible to achieve the number of RCTs performed in those institutions. Besides that, the number of RCT performed in Objective:To obtain information about the treatment plans and the material and methods used by dentists in root canal treatments. Methods:The survey forms were e-mailed to the participants; overall, 275 volunteer participants were enrolled in the present study. The first 4 questions were related to the demographical data, the next 6 questions were related to the root canal treatment intervals and working length determination methods used by participants during the treatments, and the last 4 questions were related to the number of treatment visit and retreatment planning. The Chi Square Test was used to analyze the data at significance level of 5%.Results: It was determined that 10.5% of participants performed 1-2 root canal treatments per week. The rate of using rubber dam for saliva isolation was determined to be 16.7%, while remaining 83.3% of participants were found to prefer using cotton pellet. With respect to the institutions, the rate of use of rubber dam was found to be statistically significantly lower in public institutions. It was determined that the apex locator was the most preferred method in determining the working length. It was found that 53.1% of participants use only electronic apex locators, while 23.1% use the devices integrated to endodontic motor, and remaining 23.6% use and/or prefer both options. Conclusion:To increase the number of successful root canal treatments and make referring to the endodontist possible, it is recommended to support the educational studies the training.

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ndodontik tedavi görmüş dişler, yıllar boyunca döküm metal postlar kullanılarak indirekt restoratif materyallerle restore edilmiştir. Metal döküm postların estetik açıdan yeterli olmamaları dışında en önemli dezavantajları; elastik modülünün diş yapısından daha yüksek olması, dola