One-appointment endodontic therapy: a nationwide survey of endodontists.

A ques t i onna i r e was sent to endodon t i s t s t h r o u g h o u t the Uni t ed States to s u r v e y the i r op in ions abo u t o n e a p p o i n t m e n t e n d o d o n t i c the rapy . T h e 71% response ind ica ted that a grea ter n u m b e r of endodon t i s t s are prac t ic ing o n e a p p o i n t m e n t t h e r a p y b u t in o n l y a few specific si tuations. Results of oneand m u l t i a p p o i n t m e n t t h e r a p y w e r e tabula ted accord ing to r e s p o n d s r eg a rd in g pos topera t ive pa in and successful heal ing. S o m e statist ically s ignif icant cor re la t ions we re f o u n d a m o n g endodont i s t s , the i r age, a nd the i r geograph ic locations.