Teaching pulpectomy in paediatric dentistry: A national cross‐sectional survey of dental schools in Brazil

• Published in: International journal of paediatric dentistry Vol. 34; no. 5; pp. 653 - 662
• Main Authors: Campos, Priscilla Sena Souza Luz, Gois, Carla Marinho Barreto, Serafim, Verônica, Puppin‐Rontani, Regina Maria, Pascon, Fernanda Miori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-09-2024
• Subjects: Brazil; Composite materials; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dental pulp; Dental restorative materials; Dental schools; Dentistry; education; Education, Dental; Faculty, Dental; Female; Health surveys; Humans; Inflammation; Male; Pediatric Dentistry - education; Pediatrics; primary teeth; Pulpectomy; questionnaire survey; Questionnaires; Schools, Dental; Sodium hypochlorite; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; teaching; Teeth; Tooth, Deciduous - surgery; Brazil; pulpectomy; teaching; education; primary teeth; questionnaire survey
• ISSN: 0960-7439; 1365-263X; 1365-263X
• DOI: 10.1111/ipd.13165

Background
Pulpectomy is used to treat primary teeth with irreversibly inflamed or necrotic pulp tissue. There is, however, a lack of consensus on clinical protocols for teaching pulpectomy at dental schools.
Aim
To determine what faculty members at Brazilian dental schools are teaching about pulpectomy in primary teeth.
Design
A cross‐sectional, observational study was conducted using a 39‐question survey available via the Google Forms® platform. A snowball sampling strategy was used for recruitment. Invitations to participate were sent via e‐mail, WhatsApp® and Instagram®. The data were analysed descriptively.
Results
A total of 177 (58.4%) responses were obtained. Most faculty members recommended the use of Kerr hand files (66.1%), and 1% sodium hypochlorite was the most common choice for the irrigating solution (35.3%). Iodoform pastes were the first choice of faculty members (41.6%), and 60.5% of the faculty members recommended composite resin as the definitive restoration.
Conclusion
Similarities were found in the teaching of pulpectomy for primary teeth among faculty members at dental schools in Brazil.