Access to root canal treatment in a Nigerian sub-population: assessment of the effect of dental health insurance.

Background: The final pathway of tooth mortality lies between tooth extraction, and the more expensive and less accessible root canal treatment (RCT).

Aim: To determine the extent to which individuals' financial resources as measured by socioeconomic status and dental insurance coverage affects their access to RCT.

Methods: A hospital-based study that used a 15-item questionnaire to collect data among patients scheduled for RCT.