Variability in the proportion of components of iodoform-based Guedes-Pinto paste mixed by dental students and pediatric dentists

Autor: Anna Carolina Volpi Mello-Moura, Juliana Fanaro, Maria Aparecida Nicoletti, Fausto Medeiros Mendes, Marcia Turolla Wanderley, Antonio Carlos Guedes-Pinto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Dental Research, Vol 22, Iss 6, Pp 781-785 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0970-9290
1998-3603
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.94668
Popis: Objective: Guedes-Pinto paste (GPP) is an iodoform paste used in most dental schools in Brazil. The paste is a composite of medicines (Rifocort® , camphorated paramonochlorophenol [PMCC], and iodoform) used for endodontic treatment of primary teeth. The aim of this study was to evaluate the proportion variability of GPP components when mixed by undergraduate dentistry students and pediatric dentists. Materials and Methods: The study was divided into 4 groups: G1 (15 undergraduate students), G2 (15 specialists in Pediatric Dentistry), G3 (15 professors with clinical activity), and G4 (7 professors-researchers). All volunteers prepared GPP according to the original specifications: the same visual proportion for each component. The components were weighed using an analytical balance and the percentage was calculated. Result: After normality (Kolmogorov-Smirnov) and homogeneity tests (Levene test), the data were submitted to analysis of variance and intraclass correlation coefficient tests (P
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