Akurasi Panjang Kerja Perawatan Saluran Akar pada Gigi yang Dirawat oleh Mahasiswa Program Profesi Kedokteran Gigi di RSGM USU Tahun 2015-2016

Abstract

Root canal treatment is a treatment procedure that uses chemical and mechanical agents that are biologically acceptable to the root canal system to prevent and treat apical periodontitis. The most important segment of root canal treatment is root canal preparation which can be achieved by accurate working length determination. The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of the working length of root canal treatment performed by clinical dental students in RSGM USU year 2015-2016. This study is descriptive with cross sectional design. An assessment was made whether the working length accuracy of root canal treatment was included in the acceptable coincide or nonacceptable coincide category to the 60 initial apical file (IAF) radiographs in the medical record of root canal treatment performed by clinical dental students at RSGM USU in 2015-2016. Assessment is based on pulp vitality, patient periapical status, and the distance between the initial apical file to the radiographic apex. The result showed that the accuracy of the working length of root canal treatment performed by clinical dental student in RSGM USU year 2015-2016 which was acceptable was 53.3% and unacceptable was 46.7%.