J Korean Acad Conserv Dent.  2011 Mar;36(2):114-118. 10.5395/JKACD.2011.36.2.114.

Patients' perception and satisfaction with apicoectomy

• Kim E
• Lee SJ
• Park JW
• Shin SJ

• KMID: 2251815
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5395/JKACD.2011.36.2.114

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study was aimed to examine the patients' perception and satisfaction with the results of endodontic microsurgery which was apicoectomy with retrofilling.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
A questionnaire was given to 109 patients, who were recalled after a minimum of 3 months upon endodontic microsurgery in the Department of Conservative Dentistry, Yonsei University. A contingency table and correlation analysis were used to determine if there were any correlations between age/gender and the patients' responses (p = 0.05).
RESULTS
Approximately 60% of respondents answered they had never heard of surgical endodontic procedures. 63.3% of respondents chose the surgical option because they wanted to keep their natural teeth. If the patient required the same procedure on another tooth later, 100 out of 109 respondents answered they would choose microsurgery instead of extraction. Most patients (82.57%) appeared to be satisfied with the surgical procedure.
CONCLUSIONS
Endodontic microsurgery consisting of apicoectomy and retrofilling seems to appeal to majority of patients as a satisfactory and valuable treatment choice.

Keyword

Apicoectomy; Perception; Satisfaction

MeSH Terms

Apicoectomy
Surveys and Questionnaires
Dentistry
Humans
Microsurgery
Tooth

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  Figure 1 Responses to question 1.

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  Figure 2 Responses to question 2.

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  Figure 3 (a) Responses to question 3. (b) Responses to question 4.

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  Figure 4 (a) Responses to question 5. (b) Responses to question 6.

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