Knowledge and Attitudes of General Dentists, Endodontists, and Pedodontists Toward Regenerative Endodontic Treatment Protocols in Türkiye: A Cross-sectional Survey

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and opinions of general dentists, pedodontists, endodontists, pedodontics and endodontic research assistants in Türkiye regarding regenerative endodontic treatment (RET) protocols for the necrotic immature teeth.
Methods: This survey-based study used an online platform and was administered on a voluntary basis. The first section included six demographic questions about participants’ general characteristics. The second section consisted of 22 multiple-choice questions assessing the opinions and knowledge of general dentists, pedodontists, endodontists, and pedodontics assistants and endodontics research assistants regarding RET protocols.
Results: Statistically significant correlations across specialties (p<0.05) were found for responses to the following questions: “What was the source of your RET clinical protocol?”, “In which situations do you prefer RET?”, “How many visits do you complete RET?”, “Which irrigation protocol method do you prefer for the first RET visit?”, “Which method do you use for local anesthetic, irrigation solution, and scaffolding during the scaffolding visit?”, “Which coronal barrier material do you use for RET?”, and “What are the success criteria for RET?”.
Conclusion: Variations in the application of RET protocols were observed among the branches examined. Specialists preferred this treatment more frequently and possessed more knowledge than general dentists.

Keywords: Endodontic treatment, regenerative endodontic treatment, scaffold, clinical protocol; tissue engineering.