Determining the impact of stressors on students' clinical performance in endodontics.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the impact of stress on the clinical performance of endodontics dental students.

Method: The study sample consists of 16 randomly selected fourth-year dental students who had completed pre-clinical activities stipulated in their curriculum. The distal canal of a plastic mandibular first molar is prepared on two separate occasions, first under normal conditions and then under stressful conditions.