What ultimately matters in root canal treatment success and tooth preservation: A 25-year cohort study.

Aim: There are currently no prospective studies evaluating the long-term outcomes of non-surgical root canal treatments beyond 5 years, both in terms of treatment success and tooth preservation, and identifying factors predictive of treatment outcome. The aim of the present work was therefore to fill this gap by assessing these outcomes over time and identifying predictive variables based on systematic data collection over a 25-year period.

Methodology: Data concerning the treatments (N = 2500) were systematically collected since 1990.

Short-Term Pain Evolution and Treatment Success of Pulpotomy as Irreversible Pulpitis Permanent Treatment: A Non-Randomized Clinical Study.

The objective of this work was to evaluate (1) the short-term evolution of pain and (2) the treatment success of full pulpotomy as permanent treatment of irreversible pulpitis in mature molars. The study consisted of a non-randomized comparison between a test group ( = 44)-full pulpotomy performed by non-specialist junior practitioners, and a control group ( = 40)-root canal treatments performed by specialized endodontists. Short-term pain score (Heft-Parker scale) was recorded pre-operatively, then at 24 h and 7 days post-operatively.

Validation of the Oral Survey-B System for Electronic Data Capture in National Oral Health Surveys.

The aims of the present study were to incorporate and to validate the electronic capture of participant-related outcomes into the Oral Survey-B System, which was originally developed for the electronic capture of clinical data. The validation process compared the performances of electronic and handwritten data captures. The hypothesis of noninferiority would be established if participants performed electronic data capture of the questionnaire survey with an effectiveness of at least 95% of that of handwritten data capture.

Survey of high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy practice in Australia and New Zealand, 2010-2011.

Introduction: A survey was designed to establish a baseline data set for the current routine practice of high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy (HDR-PB) in Australia and New Zealand. Existing treatment protocols and clinical implementations are not generally known.

Methods: The survey, for the 2010 and 2011 calendar years, collected data including number of patients treated; equipment used; imaging modalities; applicator verification and correction methods; dose prescriptions and normal tissue dose constraints.