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This study’s objective was to assess the level of expertise in root canal therapy held by general dentists practising in private dental clinics. 400 general dentists received questionnaires, which were disseminated. Simple summary statistics were used to examine the completed questions. 252 practitioners in all answered (about 63%). Egyptians (32%) and Syrians (59%) made up the majority of the responses. Ninety-one percent of the respondents said they had treated patients with root canals. Only seven dentists (3%) who performed root canals employed rubber dams to isolate the patient. More than half of the respondents (55%) irrigated treatment canals with saline. The medication for intern appointments that 46% of doctors used was form cresol. 91% of the respondents said they preferred the standardised and step-back preparation procedures. Almost all dental professionals (92%) employed gutta-percha for obturation, and 97% of them used stainless steel hand instruments to prepare root canals. Cold lateral condensation was used by 74% of respondents. Four radiographs were typically acquired as part of the standard root canal procedure. Ninety-three percent of respondents said that they typically needed three or more visits to finish a molar tooth’s root canal treatment.Eighty-eight percent of the practitioners favoured delaying the permanent restoration of the teeth for one or two weeks.The findings of this study support the notion that many general dentists do not adhere to good endodontic treatment standards.
