Undergraduates’ opinion after 5-year experience with rotary endodontic instruments

Resumo

Introduction: Dentistry evolution in the past few years has
revolutionized daily practice in some specialties. One of these
revolutions has occurred in Endodontics due to the advancement
of rotary techniques for root canal preparation and its subsequent
incorporation into the teaching of Dentistry undergraduates.
Objective: The aim of this study was to report a 5-year experience
on the undergraduate laboratorial and clinical use of rotary
endodontic preparation at a private university. Material and
methods: Data survey was performed by using a questionnaire
composed of nine objective questions; the questionnaire was
answered by the undergraduates. Results: The results showed
a positive acceptance regarding the undergraduate teaching of
the rotary technique (94.7%). The following advantages were
highlighted: faster root canal preparation (91.6%) and reduction
of patient’s stress (80.9%). Conclusion: It can be concluded that
the experience with the two undergraduate groups was excellent
due to the high acceptance level of the new technique by the
students.