Treatment of the endodontic emergency: a report based on a questionnaire—part I

Antibiotic Use by Members of the Spanish Endodontic Society

“…This number is similar to the results found by Whitten et al (19). These findings are almost 50% more than those found by Dorn et al (6), Gatewood et al (8), and Yingling et al (9).…”

“…In the United States, several surveys have analyzed the use of antibiotics by diplomates of the American Board of Endodontics in the treatment of endodontic infections (6)(7)(8). Yingling et al (9) determined the prescribing habits of active members of the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) with regard to antibiotics concluding that the majority of the members of the AAE were selecting the appropriate antibiotic for use in orofacial infections, but there were still many who are prescribing antibiotics inappropriately.…”

Current Trends in Endodontic Practice: Emergency Treatments and Technological Armamentarium

“…Compared with the two earlier surveys (1,2), the use of formocresol as an intracanal medicament has continued to decrease. In the seven emergency situations, the maximum reported use of formocresol today was only 3.4% (Table 1) as compared with a maximum use of 43.3% in 1977 (2) and 34.5% in 1990 (4).…”

“…A second survey (2) conducted in 1990 compared treatment modalities being rendered in endodontic practices. According to Gatewood et al (2), there was a greater trend toward complete instrumentation of root canals to the apex in emergency situations than was reported in 1977 (1). The number of respondents who left teeth open when a nonvital pulp was present decreased dramatically in the 13-year period between surveys.…”

“…All of these things result in more efficient delivery of care to the patient. Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) was developed and introduced for use in endodontics in the early 1990s so its use was not addressed in either of the two earlier surveys (1,2). Clinicians are no longer limited to the traditional materials such as amalgam, Super EBA cement, intermediate restorative material (IRM), Cavit (3M ESPE, St Paul, MN), and glass ionomers for perforation repairs and root-end fillings.…”