AIM To re-examine a population after 20 years and evaluate changes in prevalence of endodontic treatment and apical periodontitis, as well as the technical quality of root fillings. METHODOLOGY One hundred and fifteen out of an original 200 patients living in the northern part of Sweden were re-examined with a full mouth radiographic survey after 20 years. Frequencies of root canal treated te...

The aim of this paper is to improve the quality level by finding out the root causes of the quality related problems. Quality control tools are important tools used widely at manufacturing field to monitor the overall operation and continuous process improvement. Check Sheet, Pareto Diagram, Histogram, Cause-and-effect diagram, Control Chart, Run-Chart and Scatter-Diagram are used in enhancing ...

AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate by means of radiographs the technical quality of root fillings performed by dental practitioners. METHODS AND MATERIAL Standardized periapical radiographs were made on 484 patients who received endodontic treatment in private practice. A total of 831 endodontically treated teeth with 1448 roots were evaluated for technical quality of the root canal fi...

background: for improving the quality of endodontic performance of practitioners in clinical practice, their basic, preclinical performance and knowledge must be taken into consideration. this study aimed to radiographically evaluate the technical quality of preclinical molar root canal treatments (rcts) performed by undergraduate dental students at a dental school in iran. further, the effect ...

for determination of water stress effects in different growth stages of sugar beet and optimum water usage on quantity and quality of sugar beet, this study was performed using randomized complete blocks design in factorial experiment with 12 treatments and 4 replications from 1999 to 2001 in agricultural research center of hamadan. the first factor was non-irrigation in 3 stages of growth (s1-...

M unoz, Lowry, and Smith (2012) reported the use of root cause analysis (RCA) as part of a continuous quality improvement project to reduce hypoglycemic episodes in patients following gynecological surgery. Root cause analysis is an important component of quality improvement, and nurses at all levels should understand the process and the outcomes of a RCA. Root cause analysis was used originall...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of training duration and case difficulty on the radiographic quality of root canal fillings performed by dental students in Saudi Arabia. METHODS AND MATERIALS A longitudinal cohort study was conducted at King Saud University. Root canal treatments performed by 55 dental students from 2012-2014 were included in the study. Each stu...