Clinical Usability of Vasundhara’s Transit for Gutta-Percha (V Transit GP) - A Questionnaire-Based Survey
Context: The lack of a suitable armamentarium to aid in the disinfection and handling of gutta-percha (GP) cones during obturation has been a common challenge amongst dentists. Aims: This study assessed the clinical usability of ‘Vasundhara’s (V) Transit GP’ through a questionnaire-based survey. Set...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-07-01
|
| Series: | Indian Journal of Dental Research |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_266_23 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1823860939076665344 |
|---|---|
| author | Siddheswaran Vijayaraghavan Krutika Menon N. M. Dhanyakumar Vasundhara Shivanna |
| author_facet | Siddheswaran Vijayaraghavan Krutika Menon N. M. Dhanyakumar Vasundhara Shivanna |
| author_sort | Siddheswaran Vijayaraghavan |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Context:
The lack of a suitable armamentarium to aid in the disinfection and handling of gutta-percha (GP) cones during obturation has been a common challenge amongst dentists.
Aims:
This study assessed the clinical usability of ‘Vasundhara’s (V) Transit GP’ through a questionnaire-based survey.
Settings and Design:
This questionnaire-based study was conducted in Davanagere, Karnataka, in February 2021 for 4 months.
Methods and Material:
The design was 3D printed using a heat-resistant polypropylene material and named ‘Vasundhara’s Transit for Gutta Percha (V Transit GP)’. Eighteen postgraduate students participated in the study. Fourteen cases were done by each student, seven without and seven with the use of ‘V Transit GP’. The GP cones, before obturation, were transferred to their respective canal slots containing 5.25% sodium hypochlorite for one minute and then transferred to their respective distilled water slots. The cones were dried with sterile gauze and taken for obturation. At the end of the procedure, a questionnaire was handed out, the responses were recorded, and the results were tabulated and analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 software.
Results:
The results showed that without the use of ‘V Transit GP’, 84.2% of the dentists felt that the disinfection and handling of GP cones were difficult, whereas with the use of ‘V Transit GP’, 94.2% of the participants found it to be extremely easy.
Conclusions:
‘V Transit GP’ proved to be an extremely efficient and user-friendly equipment for easy handling and disinfection of GP cones during obturation. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-1d6daad6ff454497a1b57a59685f1aea |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 0970-9290 1998-3603 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2023-07-01 |
| publisher | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Indian Journal of Dental Research |
| spelling | doaj-art-1d6daad6ff454497a1b57a59685f1aea2025-02-10T07:15:25ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dental Research0970-92901998-36032023-07-0134325726010.4103/ijdr.ijdr_266_23Clinical Usability of Vasundhara’s Transit for Gutta-Percha (V Transit GP) - A Questionnaire-Based SurveySiddheswaran VijayaraghavanKrutika MenonN. M. DhanyakumarVasundhara ShivannaContext: The lack of a suitable armamentarium to aid in the disinfection and handling of gutta-percha (GP) cones during obturation has been a common challenge amongst dentists. Aims: This study assessed the clinical usability of ‘Vasundhara’s (V) Transit GP’ through a questionnaire-based survey. Settings and Design: This questionnaire-based study was conducted in Davanagere, Karnataka, in February 2021 for 4 months. Methods and Material: The design was 3D printed using a heat-resistant polypropylene material and named ‘Vasundhara’s Transit for Gutta Percha (V Transit GP)’. Eighteen postgraduate students participated in the study. Fourteen cases were done by each student, seven without and seven with the use of ‘V Transit GP’. The GP cones, before obturation, were transferred to their respective canal slots containing 5.25% sodium hypochlorite for one minute and then transferred to their respective distilled water slots. The cones were dried with sterile gauze and taken for obturation. At the end of the procedure, a questionnaire was handed out, the responses were recorded, and the results were tabulated and analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0 software. Results: The results showed that without the use of ‘V Transit GP’, 84.2% of the dentists felt that the disinfection and handling of GP cones were difficult, whereas with the use of ‘V Transit GP’, 94.2% of the participants found it to be extremely easy. Conclusions: ‘V Transit GP’ proved to be an extremely efficient and user-friendly equipment for easy handling and disinfection of GP cones during obturation.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_266_23disinfectiongutta-perchasodium hypochloritev transit gp |
| spellingShingle | Siddheswaran Vijayaraghavan Krutika Menon N. M. Dhanyakumar Vasundhara Shivanna Clinical Usability of Vasundhara’s Transit for Gutta-Percha (V Transit GP) - A Questionnaire-Based Survey Indian Journal of Dental Research disinfection gutta-percha sodium hypochlorite v transit gp |
| title | Clinical Usability of Vasundhara’s Transit for Gutta-Percha (V Transit GP) - A Questionnaire-Based Survey |
| title_full | Clinical Usability of Vasundhara’s Transit for Gutta-Percha (V Transit GP) - A Questionnaire-Based Survey |
| title_fullStr | Clinical Usability of Vasundhara’s Transit for Gutta-Percha (V Transit GP) - A Questionnaire-Based Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical Usability of Vasundhara’s Transit for Gutta-Percha (V Transit GP) - A Questionnaire-Based Survey |
| title_short | Clinical Usability of Vasundhara’s Transit for Gutta-Percha (V Transit GP) - A Questionnaire-Based Survey |
| title_sort | clinical usability of vasundhara s transit for gutta percha v transit gp a questionnaire based survey |
| topic | disinfection gutta-percha sodium hypochlorite v transit gp |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_266_23 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT siddheswaranvijayaraghavan clinicalusabilityofvasundharastransitforguttaperchavtransitgpaquestionnairebasedsurvey AT krutikamenon clinicalusabilityofvasundharastransitforguttaperchavtransitgpaquestionnairebasedsurvey AT nmdhanyakumar clinicalusabilityofvasundharastransitforguttaperchavtransitgpaquestionnairebasedsurvey AT vasundharashivanna clinicalusabilityofvasundharastransitforguttaperchavtransitgpaquestionnairebasedsurvey |