Recently, there has been a massive growth in endodontic treatment. Endodontic therapy
aims to promote healing or prevent periapical periodontitis by using proper
chemomechanical techniques to clean infected radicular dentin. After adequate root canal
filling (RCF), efforts for proper coronal restoration need to be made to avoid reinfection. Non-
surgical root canal treatment (NSRCT) is an essential element of comprehensive dental
healthcare. This article focused on the NSRCT techniques and tooth survival following them�…

Ng Y‐L, Mann V, Gulabivala K. Tooth survival following non‐surgical root canal treatment: a
systematic review of the literature. International Endodontic Journal, 43, 171–189, 2010.
Abstract Aims To investigate (i) the effect of study characteristics on reported tooth survival
after root canal treatment (RCTx) and (ii) the effect of clinical factors on the proportion of root
filled teeth surviving after RCTx. Methodology Longitudinal human clinical studies
investigating tooth survival after RCTx which were published up to the end of 2007 were�…