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This is a research study about the views and attitudes of final year dental students, general dental practitioners, endodontists, and prosthodontists regarding the restoration of endodontically treated teeth Researcher : Mohammed El akkad. Master student, Faculty of dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology Supervisor : Dr. Wael Al-Omari I would like to kindly invite you to choose only one answer. There are no correct and wrong answers .Thank you very much for your cooperation

What is your age? 42 - 1 What is your sex? male - 2 -------------------Are you A) Final year dental student - 3 --------------------------------------------------------

B) General dental practitioner C) Endodontist

------------------------------------- D) Prosthodontist How long have you been practicing dentistry ? ( students less than 5 years (1 years 6-10 (2 years 11-15 ( 3 years 16-20 (4 more than 20 years (5 Retired (6 Do you restore more than 20 endodontically treated teeth per year ? 6 ( ( Not for students yes 2) No (1 ( Not for - 4

If NO, please do NOT continue and RETURN the questionnaire .Thank you very much for your interest

Have you attended a postgraduate lectures on the restoration of root- 7 ? filled teeth within the last five years YES 2) NO(1

How long time do you think that you should usually wait to provide the 8 ?final restoration after completion of root canal treatment Less than a week (1 weeks 1-2 (2 month 1 (3 months 3 (4 months 6 (5

? Do you believe that all root-filled teeth must receive a post 9 YES 2) NO (1 Do you believe that a post will reinforce a root-filled teeth and reduce 10 ?the chance of fracture YES 2) NO (1

Do you believe that a ferrule ( figure 1 ) increases the fracture 11 ? resistance of root-filled teeth when attatched to the post YES 2) NO (1

. Figure 1. The difference between post preparation with and without ferrule

?What type of post do you prefer to use 12 Prefabricated (1 Cast post and core (2 Both (3

,In case of using cast post and cores 13 :Do you use * (Direct pattern technique (resin or wax (1 (Indirect method (impression (2 Both (3 ?Which material-alloy do you prefer most frequently * Gold cast (1 Palladium silver alloy (2 Non precious alloy (3 Titanium (4 All ceramic (5

In case of using prefabricated post 14 ?Which type do you use most often ( Parallel-sided serrated ( Parapost (1 Tapered smooth (2 Screw post (3 Split flexible post (4 ?Which material do you use most often for core build-up Amalgam (1 Composite resin (2 Glass ionomer (3 (Modified glass ionomer (Ketac silver (4 ----------------------------- ( Other ( please specify (5

In your opinion, what is the optimum length of post should be placed in - 15 ?a root of root-filled teeth

Equal to 1/4 of remaining roots length (1 Equal to 1/3 of remaining roots length (2 Equal to 1/2 of remaining roots length (3 Equal to 2/3 of remaining roots length (4 Retaining at least 3mm of apical sealing (5 with gutta percha How do you remove the obturating material to establish the post 16 ?space Gates Glidden (1 Hand reamers (2 ( Endodontic files (rotary or hand files (3 Solvents (4 Other (please specify) prefabricated Rotary burs (5 ?How do you place the cement to the canal 17 Apply it on the post only (1 Apply it in the canal by a probe (2 Apply it in the canal by a lentulo spiral (3 -------------------------------------------------- ( Other ( please specify (4 What type of cement do you prefer to use most often for cementation 18 Zinc phosphate(1 Zinc polycarboxylate (2 Glass ionomer (3 Resin cement (4 Do you take a radiograph after post preparation or luting the post 19 YES 2) NO(1

? Do you irrigate the canal to clean it before cementation 20 YES 2) NO (1 If yes, what do you use for cleaning NaOCL and alcohol