Acceptability of interactive post-endodontic restoration decision making application among undergraduate dental students

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Selecting an appropriate coronal restoration after root canal treatment requires careful consideration, however, there is a lack of established web-based tool that is based on clear guidelines for suitable post-endodontic restorations. Hence, we aimed to design and determine the acceptability of an interactive application to aid the decision making process for post-endodontic restoration among the undergraduate dental students.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A web-based post-endodontic restoration decision making interactive application, (RestoSmart) was developed after a detailed review of available literature. Seventy undergraduate dental students of IMU University were recruited in the study. A validated questionnaire was given to the participants before and after the use of RestoSmart to answer the provided mock clinical scenarios. Obtained data were statistically analyzed using IBM SPSS version 26 software package.

RESULTS: The statistical analysis demonstrated that RestoSmart was acceptable among the undergraduate dental students (P