Non-Clinical Factors Influencing Clinical Decision of Root Canal Treatment (RCT): A Survey of Patients Reasons for Avoiding RCT

Non-Clinical Factors Influencing Clinical Decision of RCT

Authors

  • Huma Farid Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Basimah Khan Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Saad Shinwari Dental Unit, PAF Hospital Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Ayesha Yasir Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v3i06.340

Keywords:

Root Canal Treatment, Financial Constraints, Patients Reasons, Second Opinion

Abstract

Root canal treatment (RCT) has high success rate, still many patients are apprehensive of this procedure. Objective: To determine the frequency of patients’ avoiding RCT in endodontically treatable teeth and identify the reasons given by the patients to avoid RCT. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the department of operative dentistry at Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi including patients who refused RCT in endodontically treatable teeth (n= 250). Patient’s demographics, tooth related variables and reason for not pursuing root canal treatment were recorded. Descriptive statistics and Chi-Square test were run to report sample characteristics with level of significance at ≤ 0.05. Results: Two hundred and fifty (250, 21.09%) out of 1185 patients advised for RCT refused the procedure. Majority of the participants were female (169, 67.6%). The mean age of the patients was 32.66 years (SD ± 12.313). The most common reason as reported by almost half of the patients (106, 43%) for avoiding RCT was “financial constraints” followed by a desire to take a “second opinion or advice” (46,18%). The majority of the male participants as compared to female participants refused RCT due to financial constraints with statistically significant association (p˂0.001).  A reasonable number of female patients also identified “want second opinion/advice” as a reason for avoiding RCT(p˂0.001).  Conclusions: The frequency of patients avoiding RCT in endodontically treatable teeth was 21.09%. Financial constraints followed by seeking a second opinion or advice were the most common reasons identified by the patients avoiding RCT in endodontically treatable teeth.

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2022-11-30
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DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v3i06.340
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Farid, H., Khan, B. ., Saad Shinwari, M. ., & Yasir, A. . (2022). Non-Clinical Factors Influencing Clinical Decision of Root Canal Treatment (RCT): A Survey of Patients Reasons for Avoiding RCT: Non-Clinical Factors Influencing Clinical Decision of RCT. Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences, 3(06), 165–169. https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v3i06.340

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