Aspects | Knowledge answers | Practice answers | Agreement* level |
---|---|---|---|
Technical management of ETT | n (%) | n (%) | |
1. The best clinician to prepare the post space? | Â | Â | 0.306 |
The clinician who performed the root canal treatment | 109 (53.7) | 45 (22.2) | Minimal |
The clinician who will fabricate the post | 69 (34.0) | 124 (61.1) | p < 0.001 |
Anyone, they are both equally qualified | 25 (12.3) | 34 (16.7) | Â |
2. Routine placement rubber dam during post space preparation? | Â | Â | 0.192 |
Yes | 135 (66.5) | 49 (24.1) | None |
No | 68 (33.5) | 154 (75.9) | p < 0.001 |
3. Recommended post space preparation technique? | Â | Â | 0.521 |
Rotary instruments (Gates Glidden, Peeso Reamers) | 129 (63.9) | 156 (77.2) | Weak |
Post drills only | 34 (16.8) | 28 (13.9) | p < 0.001 |
Heated endodontic instruments | 21 (10.4) | 7 (3.5) | Â |
Other (Chemical Solvents and others) | 18 (8.9) | 11 (5.4) | Â |
4. Minimum acceptable amount of gutta-percha remaining in the prepared canal? | Â | Â | 0.176 |
 ≤ 3 mm | 101 (49.8) | 20 (9.9) | None |
4–5 mm | 96 (47.3) | 166 (81.8) | p < 0.001 |
More than 5Â mm | 6 (3.0) | 17 (8.4) | Â |
5. Acceptable gap, if any, between the gutta-percha and the post? | Â | Â | 0.344 |
No gap between the gutta-percha and the post | 81 (39.9) | 83 (40.9) | Minimal |
A gap of 0 to 2 mm | 114 (56.1) | 112 (55.2) | p < 0.001 |
A gap of > 2 mm or presence of a gap does not matter | 8 (3.9) | 8 (3.9) |  |
Time-related aspects | |||
6. Time from obturation to start preparing the post space? | Â | Â | 0.438 |
Immediately after obturation | 30 (14.8) | 60 (29.6%) | Weak |
1–7 days after obturation | 118 (58.1) | 78 (38.4%) | p < 0.001 |
2–4 weeks after obturation | 30 (14.8) | 29 (14.3%) |  |
More than a month after obturation or duration of time is irrelevant | 25 (12.3) | 36 (17.7%) | Â |
7. Time of PSP in presence of periapical lesion | Â | Â | 0.804 |
Immediately after RCT | 32 (15.8) | 31 (15.3) | Strong |
One week after RCT | 29 (14.3) | 33 (16.3) | p < 0.001 |
6Â months after RCT | 28 (13.8) | 29 (14.3) | Â |
Until there is evidence of periapical healing | 114 (56.2) | 110 (54.2) | Â |
8. Acceptable time from PSP until cementing the indirect post and core? | Â | Â | 0.128 |
Less than 1Â week | 79 (42.2) | 42 (22.5) | None |
1 week | 66 (35.3) | 78 (41.7) | p = 0.003 |
2Â weeks | 38(20.3) | 40 (21.4) | Â |
More than 2Â weeks | 4 (2.1) | 27 (14.4) | Â |
9. Acceptable duration from post cementation until cementation of the final crown? | Â | Â | 0.301 |
Less than one week | 44 (23.7) | 25 (13.4) | Minimal |
From 1–2 weeks | 89 (47.8) | 80 (43.0) | p < 0.001 |
From 2–4 weeks | 42 (22.6) | 58 (31.2) |  |
More than one month | 11 (5.9) | 23 (12.4) | Â |
10. Placement of temporary crown over cemented post and core for coronal seal | Â | Â | 0.156 |
Yes | 152 (74.9) | 165 (83.1) | None |
No | 51 (25.1) | 38 (18.7) | p = 0.024 |