The Effect of Coronal Restoration Type on Satisfaction Patients.

This cross-sectional clinical study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Istanbul Okan University and conducted both at its Endodontics and Restorative Departments of Dentistry Faculty. A query of the Nucleus database (a patient management software) was performed to identify dental charts of patients who received endodontic treatment between December 2018 and January 2020. We searched only for primary endodontic treatment of vital tooth codes, and then selected the same endodontic specialists' patients. A total of 400 teeth were identified for screening. Next, a specified restorative dentistry specialist's patient searched within these patients, and 150 patients were obtained. The study was completed with 68 participants (n=34 each). Then data and radiographs of patients were checked out for the eligibility criteria.

Inclusion criteria

• (1) patients who received only one nonsurgical, single visit primary root canal therapy to one posterior tooth (premolar/molar) which has no periapical lesion and Class I/II coronal restoration, (2) patient's restoration had occlusal function for a minimum of 1 year, (3) patients who were ≥18 years old and no pregnancy or breastfeeding status (4) patients who had good oral hygiene and full dentition (5) patients who were on the American Society of Anesthesiology I and II.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with physical disabilities and communication difficulties, periapical abscess, sinus tract, dental caries were excluded from the study. Patients who had other dental treatments such prosthetic crowns, implants, dental bleaching, filling were not included in the study. Those with open apex teeth were also excluded from the study.