Introduction: Incomplete endodontic treatment has been associated with detrimental health outcomes.
Methods: This retrospective study reviewed charts of patients receiving endodontic care over a 1-year period at the Postgraduate Endodontic Clinic at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Newark, NJ, to assess whether factors such as receipt of palliative endodontic care and demographic factors were associated with completion, or noncompletion, of initial nonsurgical root canal therapy (RCT).
Results: A total of 1806 patient charts met the study inclusion criteria.