ABSTRACT

Aim: To determine the most common reason of root canal failure in public and private sectors of south Punjab.

Methods: This was a cross sectional study performed in Nishtar Institute of Dentistry Multan, from1st January to 31st December, 2019. A total of 180 teeth with root canal treatment failure were selected from patients who reported for retreatment in operative department and divided into two groups; (i) treated in public sector and (ii) treated in private sector. In both groups, teeth with root canal failure were evaluated clinically and radiographically to determine most common reason of root canal failure.

Results: Among the patients studied, 56% patients were male while 44% were female. In public sector treated patients, the commonest reason of root canal failure was poor coronal seal (56.3 %) whereas in private, sector treated patients it was poorly filled canals (58.8%). The most common symptom of root canal failure was pain (70 %) followed by swelling (34.4%).

Conclusion:According to our results, the most common cause ofroot canal failure in public sector is poor coronal seal while in private sector is poorly filled root canals.

Keywords: Root canal failure, Government sector, Private sector, South Punjab.