Clinical Outcome of Root Canal Treatment, Dental Implants and Myofunctional Appliances in the Treatment of Grossly Carious Teeth, Edentulism and Malocclusion, Respectively.

Abstract

Background: This study was conducted to assess the clinical outcome of root canal treatment, dental implants and myofunctional appliances in the treatment of grossly carious teeth, edentulism and malocclusion, respectively.

Material and methods: This study comprised of 100 subjects who underwent oral clinical examination. The subjects had been explained the procedure and were asked for written consent. 10 out of 100 subjects denied to provide the consent and hence total 90 subjects had been involved in the study. It was observed that 30 subjects had grossly carious teeth for which they had undergone root canal treatment, 30 subjects had edentulism for which they had been planned for dental implants and the remaining 30 subjects had malocclusion for which myofunctional appliances had been fabricated. The success rate of all the treatment plans had been estimated in this study. The subjects had been divided into 3 groups of 30 each based on the condition and the treatment plan they received. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPPS software.

Results: In this study, there were 90 subjects of which 30 had grossly carious teeth, 30 had edentulism and 30 had malocclusion. Out of 30 subjects with malocclusion, 23 subjects had class 2 malocclusion while 7 had class 3 malocclusion. The subjects of group 1 with grossly carious teeth had been managed with root canal treatment. The subjects of group 2 with edentulism had been planned for dental implants and the subjects of group 3 with malocclusion had been given myofunctional appliances. For the subjects with class 2 malocclusion, Jasper Jumper appliance, Herbst appliance, Twin block appliance and Activator had been fabricated and for the subjects with class 3 malocclusion, Frankel III appliance, Reverse Twin Block appliance, Chin cup and Face mask had been fabricated. 3 out of 30 root canal cases failed while the rest 27 were successful, hence, the success rate of root canal treatment in this study was 90%. 4 out of 30 dental implant cases failed while the rest 26 were successful, hence, the success rate of dental implants in this study was 86.6%. Only 1 out of 30 orthodontic cases failed while the rest 29 were successful, hence, the success rate of myofunctional appliances in this study was 96.6%.

Conclusion: On the basis of the results of this study, it can be concluded that the success rate of root canal treatment, dental implants and myofunctional appliances for the treatment of grossly carious teeth, edentulism and malocclusion, respectively was 90%, 86.6% and 96.6%.