TY - JOUR A1 - Mehta, Devanshi A1 - Dave, Bhavna A1 - Bargale, Seema A1 - Poonacha, K A1 - Mulchandani, Vinay A1 - Thomas, Princy T1 - Knowledge, attitude, and practice among pediatric dentists regarding the use of rotary endodontic instruments for endodontic treatment in India Y1 - 2017/1/1 JF - Indian Journal of Oral Health and Research JO - Indian J Oral Health Res SP - 23 EP - 26 VL - 3 IS - 1 UR - https://www.ijohr.org/article.asp?issn=2393-8692;year=2017;volume=3;issue=1;spage=23;epage=26;aulast=Mehta DO - 10.4103/ijohr.ijohr_50_16 N2 - Background: In pediatric dentistry, loss of deciduous molars due to carious involvement is a major concern. Hence, endodontic therapy for primary teeth should be considered as a treatment of choice wherever required. Traditionally, used hand instruments were replaced by nickel–titanium alloy instruments to overcome disadvantages. Students' perceptions of these instruments and techniques used for endodontic treatment must be collected for knowledge, quality of endodontic education, and the level of practice among the students in the branch of pediatric dentistry. Aim: To evaluate the view of pediatric dentists on the use of rotary endodontic instruments for cleaning and shaping of canal in primary teeth in India. Materials and Methods: A total of 596 pediatric dentists registered with the Indian Society of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry were included in the study using an online questionnaire sent to the student members through the source of e-mail twice. Results: According to this study, from 365 participants, 85% of the participants were in favor of using rotary instruments for cleaning and shaping during endodontic treatment in pediatric practice and 38.1% of the participants were using rotary endodontic instruments in pediatric practice. Nearly 86.6% of the participants were in favor of the absolute need for an exclusive pediatric rotary endodontic system. Conclusion: The response of the study was as much as 60.83%. The results of the study reflect that the postgraduate students are keen on the usage of rotary instruments for cleaning and shaping of canal in endodontic treatment in primary teeth in pediatric practice. ER -