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Hello:
You are invited to participate in our survey [IRRIGATION TRENDS AMONG DENTISTS]. In this survey, approximately 1000 dentists/ dental students will be asked to complete a survey that asks questions about irrigation trends among dentists. It will take approximately five minutes to complete the questionnaire.

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You are
 
MDS practioner(Endodontist)
 
MDS practioner(other speciality)
 
BDS practitioner
 
Post graduate student (Endodontics)
 
post graduate student (other speciality)
 
Under graduate student, if yes mention the year of study
 
 
 
please select the appropriate options
yes No Not applicable
Do you associate with any institution?
Do you practise endo?
Do you think irrigation is important in endodontics?
Do you follow speciality practice?
Do you use rubber dam for your cases?
Do you attend lectures/CDE programmes about endodontics?
 
 
 
Which irrigants do you use? (Select all that applicable)
 
Saline
 
Chlorhexidine
 
Sodium hypochlorite
 
EDTA Solution
 
Distilled water
 
Citric acid
 
Maleic acid
 
Hydrogen peroxide
 
If U use other irrigant/ combination mention
 

 
 
 
Which concentration of sodium hypochlorite do you use?
 
<0.5%
 
0.5% - 1.5%
 
1.6% - 2.5%
 
2.6% - 4.0%
 
4.1% - 5.0%
 
> 5.0%
 
I dilute it with saline and use
 
Sorry i don’t know
 
I do not use it

 
 
 
Which concentration of chlorhexidine do you use?
 
0.2%
 
1%
 
2%
 
Sorry I don’t know
 
I use chlorhexidine mouth wash
 
I mix it with saline and use
 
I do not use it
 
 
 
What do you use as lubricant during instrumentation of canals?
 
Sodium hypochlorite
 
EDTA solution
 
Chlorhexidine
 
saline
 
EDTA gel (RC help/RC Cal/Others)
 
Others (mention)
 
 
 
 
Choose the reason for your irrigant selection criteria from most to least important ( number in the order - if your first choice is tissue dissolution then mark in the box adjacent to tissue dissolution as 1 and so on)
Biocompatibility
Antibacterial action
Tissue dissolution
Expense
Substantivity
 
 
 
Which if any, adjuncts to irrigants do you utilize? (please select all that apply)
 
Ultrasonic activation
 
Sonic activation
 
Endoactivator
 
Endovac
 
I don't use any
 
Others (mention)
 

 
 
 
Mention the order of irrigants you use during the root canal treatment? (pls kindly number in order and leave the box blank if you are not using that irrigant)
Saline
Chlorhexidine
Sodium hypochlorite
Distilled Water
EDTA
MTAD
Hydrogen peroxide
other irrigant
 
THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE.. HAVE A GREAT DAY..
Dr.R.SURENDAR
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