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. 2021 Jun 5;13(Suppl 1):S353–S358. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_740_20

Table 5.

Specific precautions in case of conservative and endodontics

Question number Questions Response received from participants (%) P
1 Are rubber dams useful for infection control in COVID-19?
 Yes 83 0.001
 No 17
2 Disinfection of frequently touched surfaces with NaOCl and ethanol 0.003
 Yes 91
 No 9
3 Preference of low-speed handpiece for access opening?
 Yes 25 0.041
 No 75
4 Preference for chemicomechanical methods for necrotic pulpal tissue cleaning over conventional methods
 Yes 12 0.011
 No 88
5 Preference to only emergency treatments
 Yes 31 0.523
 No 69
6 Use of high-volume suction
 Yes 49 0.603
 No 51
7 Disposable single-use instruments
 Yes 83 0.04
 No 17
8 Division of treatments based on endodontic emergency needs, urgent care, and for elective reasons
 Yes 23 0.2
 No 77
9 Single visit treatment preferred
 Yes 67 0.348
 No 33

*P<0.05 significant