Factors Affecting Root Canal Treatment Case Difficulty, Practitioner Rating of Difficulty and Treatment Complications Among General Dentists and Endodontists: A Prospective Cohort Study From National Dental Practice‐Based Research Network <scp>PREDIC
Pre-RCT assessments predicted intra-operative difficulties and outcomes. Our work underscores the need for targeted assessment tools and specialised training to improve RCT, especially in complex cases treated by GDs.
Authors
- Donald R. Nixdorf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1757-9592)
- Rahma Mungia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2327-9115)
- Ali Nosrat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4768-9717)
- Gregg H. Gilbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2017-625X)
- Ernest W.N. Lam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7179-6884)
- Ellen Funkhouser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9689-6491)
- Robert Roda
- Alan Law (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8857-2390)
- Sanket Nagarkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0222-7079)
Institutions
- Scottsdale Community College (US)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Minnesota Department of Education (US)
- University of Minnesota System (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune (IN)
- Minneapolis Business College (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio (US)
- HealthPartners (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Endodontic Journal
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/iej.70019
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.58
Funders
- National Institutes of Health