Table 5.

Patient's attitude toward RCT

Questions	Response	No. of patients questioned	No. of responses	% of responses
Are you concerned about the treatment time?	Single-visit treatment preferred regardless of the quality of treatment	450	283	62.89%
	Quality of treatment matter and not no. of visits		167	37.11%
Do you think teeth become weaker after RCT?	Yes	450	356	79.11%
	No		94	20.89%
What are your most unpleasant or anxiety-arousing aspects associated with the RCT?	a. Pain during or after root canal therapy	450	232	51.56%
	b. Local anesthetic injection		125	27.78%
	c. Sensation of files worked in root canals		25	5.56%
	d. The need to remove the tooth despite undertaken treatment		68	15.11%
Do you prefer a specialist or a general practitioner for RCT?	Root canal specialist	450	414	92%
	General dentist		36	8%
Do you think getting RCT is too expensive?	Yes	450	291	64.67%
	No		159	35.33%
Will you undergo RCT, if indicated or will you prefer extraction?	RCT	450	378	84%
	Extraction		72	16%