Frecuencia de perforaciones en el tratamiento endodóntico realizado en pacientes atendidos en la clínica odontológica de la Universidad Católica de Cuenca. Periodo marzo –agosto 2022

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of perforations in endodontic treatment conducted in patients seen at the Catholic University of Cuenca Dental Clinic during March-August 2022. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study with simple random sampling was conducted on 106 radiographs of 20-to-50-year-old patients. Results: The frequency of perforations in endodontic treatment was 22.64%, being more common in incisor teeth (29.31%), in the female sex (23.29%), in the age group between 20-34 years (27.45%), and in the apical in incisor teeth (20.69%); there was no association with any of the variables reviewed. Conclusion: This type of injury affected a considerable portion of the participants, so stricter and constant monitoring by the supervisors is recommended to reduce the frequency of this type of iatrogenic injury in the future.