Preferred Treatment Option among Patients Attending a Tertiary Restorative Clinic for Irreversible Pulpal Damage

Abstract

The usual treatment for irreversible pulp damage is root canal therapy (RCT), but extraction may also be recommended by the clinician or demanded by the patient for some reasons. The aims of this study were to determine the level of rejection of RCT, the level of demand for tooth extraction, to ascertain the reasons for the choice of treatment and to identify the teeth usually involved with rejection.