Amaç: Apikal cerrahi diş kaynaklı enfeksiyonların tedavisi için çene cerrahisi uzmanları ve endodontistler tarafından yapılan bir cerrahi uygulamadır. Bu çalışmada farklı dallardaki diş hekimlerinin koydukları apikal cerrahi endikasyonu ile kurumumuzda çene cerrahisi uzmanı ve endodontistin birlikte koyduğu endikasyonların ile karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: 2014 – 2020 yılları arasında Trakya Üniversitesi, Diş Hekimliği Fakültesine apikal cerrahi için yönlendirilen 590 sayıda hasta, sevk eden diş hekiminin uzmanlık durumu, sevk öncesi dişlere uygulanan tedavi, sevk öncesi/sırasında semptom olup olmaması, ilgili dişlerde mevcut olan periapikal lezyon boyutu ve ilgili dişler için kurumumuzda koyulan endikasyon açısından değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Hastalara kurumumuzda apikal cerrahi endikasyonu koyulma oranı % 8 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Endodontist tarafından sevk edilen hastaların % 33, çene cerrahı tarafından sevk edilenlerin % 11 ve pratisyen diş hekimi tarafından sevk edilenlerin ise % 2’sine kurumumuzda apikal cerrahi endikasyonu koyulmuştur (P
Background: Apical surgery is a surgical operation performed by maxillo-facial surgeons and endodontists for the treatment of odontogenic infections. The aim of this study is to compare the indications of apical surgery by dentists in different branches with the indications by the dental surgeon and endodontist in our institution. Methods: 590 patients who were referred to Trakya University, Faculty of Dentistry between 2014 - 2020 for apical surgery were participated. The evaluated criterias are the expertise of the referring dentist, the treatment applied to the teeth before the referral, the presence of symptoms before / during the referral, the size of the periapical lesion present in the relevant teeth and the indication in our institution. Results: The rate of AC indication for patients in our institution was determined to be % 8. The apical surgary rate in our institution was 33% of the patients referred by the endodontist, 11% by the maxillofacial surgeon and 2% by the general practitioner dentist (P
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