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-filling quality and in the
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1 the best technical result,
: was found not guilty. In
of the involved teeth were
i if the root canal anatomy
efective, apical pathology
:ase was the absence or
11 Complaint Boards.
ttlement Rejection Total n (%)
2 44 (32.1)
16 (11.7)
9 (6.6)
4 (2.9)
12 (8.B)
23 (16.81
12 (8.8)
14 (10.2)
3 (2.2)
Sex differences between GDPs
The female GDPs took significantly more time (Study II) than the males for all
procedures (access cavity, mechanical root preparation, root filling), as expressed by
the positive y-coefficients (Table 4 ). Moreover, female GDPs more often scored the
following factors as being important for the outcome of endodontic treatments: 'tooth
type','fever', 'localized swelling' and the presence of a 'fistula', all other matters being
equal (Study V). Technological advances such as apex locators were more
frequently used by males than by females. Males had also more frequent endodontic
sessions per week than females (Study V). In general, males had a perception of a
satisfactory level of endodontic knowledge, and males made satisfactory self-report
about their clinical skills more often. Other findings could contradict these·
perceptions. For example, the 'periapical status' as a preoperative prognostic factor
was underestimated by the males as compared to the gold standard and to the
females (Study IV). In addition, males were more likely to receive an endodontic
claim (Study VI). Male dentists were involved in 69% (n = 331) of the endodontically
related complaints, which differed significantly (P < 0.0005; x 2 =15.189) from the
general proportion of male GDPs (57.8%) during the period. In contrast, the majority
of complainants were women (71.0%, n = 342), which differed significantly (P <
0.0001; x 2 = 77.543) from the general proportion of females (50.8%) among patients
who received root canal treatment within the same period (Study I).
3 137 {100.1)
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vas noted in the 'technical
1ent' group (13.5% ).
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