A survey of attitude and opinions of endodontic residents towards regenerative endodontics

Abstract

Aim:The objective of this survey was to study the level of awareness, current state of knowledge and opinions towards regenerative endodontic treatments amongst the endodontic residents of India.Settings and Design:Questionnaire based survey was designed.Materials and Methods:After approval from the organizing committee of 26th Federation of Operative Dentistry of India and 19th Indian Endodontic Society National conference 2011, 200 copies of the questionnaire were circulated amongst the endodontic residents in conservative dentistry and endodontics at various colleges across the country about regenerative endodontic procedures. The survey included profile of the respondents and consisted of 23 questions about their knowledge, attitude and opinions regarding use of these procedures as part of future dental treatment.Results:The survey showed that half the participants (50.6%) had received continued education in stem cells and/or regenerative dental treatments. The majority of participants were of the opinion (86.6%) that regenerative therapy should be incorporated into dentistry, and most of them (88%) were willing to acquire training in learning this new treatment strategy. The results indicated that half of the participants (52.6%) were already using some type of regenerative therapy in their clinical practice; however, with a majority of these limited to use of membranes, scaffolds or bioactive materials.Conclusions:These results reflect that endodontic residents are optimistic about the use of regenerative endodontic procedures; however, a need for more research and training was felt.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward regenerative endodontics and factors affecting its practice among dental practitioners in Ajmer city: A cross-sectional study

“…In the present study, only 31% of study participants were willing to do regenerative dental treatment to save teeth and dental tissue, whereas in the study by Utneja et al ,[15] 87.5% of study participants were willing to do the procedure. In the study by Epelman et al [16], 84% of study participants were willing for doing the procedure in the future.…”

“…In the present study, 57% of study participants agree or partially agree with the statement that it will take more than 20 years to take for some regenerative stem cell therapies to be used in dentistry, whereas in the study by Manguno et al [18] about 92% of study participants agree with the statement. The same result was reposted in the study by Utneja et al [15] and Epelman et al [16] in which 91% and 98% of study participants reported the same, respectively. The recent technique developed in regenerative endodontics is controlling of odontogenic differentiation through involvement of Yes-associated protein.…”

“…In the present study, the majority of study participants were having poor knowledge regarding the regenerative endodontics. Different results were seen in the study by Utneja et al [15] in which most of study participants had good knowledge regarding regenerative endodontics.…”

“…In the present study, knowledge, attitude, and practice of dental practitioners and factors affecting their opinion toward regenerative endodontics were explored. The past many studies[915161718] have conducted to determine opinion of dental practitioners toward regenerative endodontics, but none of the studies has not assessed the factors affecting their judgment.…”

Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception Among Endodontists Toward Regenerative Endodontics

“…A tool developed originally by Epelmen et al and later modified by Utneja et al for a similar study on Indian endodontic residents was used in the current study. [ 5 7 ] We excluded two items, one that we felt was redundant and another asking for the location of the respondents from this tool as the location in our study is restricted to coastal Karnataka. Expert opinion regarding the content validity of this tool was taken by circulating the questionnaire to three endodontic faculties at the level of associate professor/ professor.…”