Modalities of using endodontic nickel-titanium rotary instruments and factors influencing their implementation in dental practice

Table 6 Modalities of using NiTi-RIs (Preparation of Glide Path before using NiTi-RIs, Preparation Sequences and Implimentation of Hybrid Instrumentation Technique)

Respondents’ classification	Patterns of Glide-Path Preparation before using NiTi-RIs						Total
	Don’t Prepare	Yes Prepare Glide-Path using:
		SS Hand-files	NiTI Hand-files		NiTi & SS Hand-files
General Dentists	10.4	50	10.4		29.2		100
Endodontists	8.6	68.6	2.9		20		100
Others	0	50	33.3		16.7		100
Total	9.2	57.5	8.4		24.9		100
		91.8
		63.3	9.3		27.4
Respondents’ Classification	Preparation Sequence						Total
	Whole Canal	Rotary Coronally and Hand-files (NiTi or SS) Apically	Hand-files Coronally & Rotary Apically		GG burs Coronally and Rotary Apically
General Dentists	57.4	8.5	12.8		21.3		100
Endodontists	64.5	6.5	3.2		25.8		100
Others	41.7	16.7	0		41.7		100
Total	57.8	8.1	8.1		26		100
Respondents’ classification	Pattern of Using Hybrid Technique						Total
	Always	Generally	Frequently	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
General Dentists	8.3	10.4	8.3	33.3	20.8	18.8	100
Endodontists	18.1	10.5	9.5	18.1	25.7	18.1	100
Others	16.7	16.7	33.3	16.7	16.7	0	100
Total	12.6	10.7	10	26.4	22.6	17.6	100
	82.4

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