Association Of Irreversible Pulpitis And Single Visit Root Canal Treatment

Root canal treatment in a common procedure in dentistry. The main indications for RCT are irreversible pulpitis and necrosis of dental pulp due to caries or dental trauma.The aim of this study was to assess the number of single visit RCT done in irreversible pulpitis cases. The study includes patients visiting the OP of Saveetha Dental College diagnosed with irreversible pulpitis who have undergone Single - visit RCT. The results were statistically analysed and graphs were tabulated. Single visit RCT was less prevalent among the population (43.40%) than multi visit RCT (56.60%). Male predominance was found to be higher with a percentage of (50.75%). The association of gender and number of visits for RCT shows that single visit RCT was more prevalent among females (22.01%) than males (21.38%) and chi square test shows a positive significance (p value = 0.000). The incidence of single-visit RCT was lower than multi-visit RCT. The type of RCT to be done depends on the amount of inflammation and extent of the lesion. It can also be based on the patient’s preference, as patients might want the treatment to be done in a single visit.