Evaluation Of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Final Year and Internship Students Towards the Use of Devitalising Agent in Endodontics

Abstract

Introduction: Infections of the root canal space and their sequelae may be extremely painful and potentially dangerous, yet they may not always necessarily be. Many general dental practitioners find management of the inflamed pulp challenging in their routine dental practice. First step within the mortal endodontic methods of treatment is positioning of devitalizing medicine. The devitalizing agents can compose formaldehyde, cresol, paraformaldehyde or some arsenic compounds. Thus, this study aims to analyze knowledge, attitude and practice of final year and internship students regarding the use of devitalizing agents in their respective practice. Materials And Method: A total of 100 practicing final year and internship students were randomly chosen. The questionnaire was about the general information of the different aspects of devitalizing agents. The collected data was subjected to SPSS. Descriptive statistics was drawn with respective percentages to have a comparative overview. Result: The response rate was 99% of which effective and complete replies were 100%. 73% of the students observed post operative pain. 55% respondents used paraformaldehyde containing paste. 38% of the students were not aware of the complications of devitalizing agentsP value is 0.352; DF: 3; p value: 0.615 ie (p > 0.05). Hence the association was not statistically significant. Conclusion: We concluded that final year and internship students do use pulp devitalizing agents despite possessing knowledge related to the complications.