| Question | Total (Male and Female) | Man | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | P-Value | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Surgical microscope | 8 (1.1) | 689 (98.9) | 3 (1.2) | 242 (98.8) | 5 (1.1) | 447 (98.9) | 0.89 |
| Ethyl chloride spray for the cold test of pulp vitality | 164 (23.5) | 533 (76.5) | 66 (26.9) | 179 (23.1) | 98 (21.7) | 354 (78.3) | 0.12 |
| Loops for magnification | 106 (15.2) | 590 (84.8) | 23 (9.4) | 222 (90.6) | 83 (18.4) | 368 (81.6) | 0.002 |
| Transillumination to detect cracks in tooth structure | 134 (19.3) | 560 (80.7) | 37 (15.1) | 208 (84.9) | 97 (21.6) | 352 (78.4) | 0.04 |
| Digital radiographic technique | 214 (30.9) | 478 (69.1) | 61 (25.0) | 183 (75.0) | 153 (34.2) | 295 (65.8) | 0.013 |
| Apex locator to determine working length | 322 (46.3) | 373 (53.7) | 108 (44.1) | 137 (55.9) | 214 (47.6) | 236 (52.4) | 0.38 |
| NiTi rotary files for canal preparation | 348 (50.1) | 346 (49.9) | 100 (41.0) | 144 (59.0) | 248 (55.1) | 202 (44.9) | <0.001 |
| Electric motor for NiTi rotary files | 213 (30.7) | 481 (69.3) | 56 (23.0) | 188 (77.0) | 157 (34.9) | 293 (65.1) | 0.001 |
| Ultrasonic unit to dislodge posts and cores or endodontic surgery | 151 (21.7) | 546 (78.3) | 46 (18.8) | 199 (81.2) | 105 (23.3) | 347 (76.8) | 0.17 |
| High-taper gutta-percha (0.04-0.06) | 310 (44.7) | 384 (55.3) | 99 (40.6) | 145 (59.4) | 211 (46.9) | 239 (53.1) | 0.11 |
| Intraoral camera | 148 (21.3) | 548 (78.7) | 41 (16.8) | 203 (83.2) | 107 (23.7) | 345 (76.3) | 0.035 |
| Injection technique (Obtura) for canal obturation | 81 (11.6) | 615 (88.4) | 20 (8.2) | 225 (91.8) | 61 (13.5) | 390 (86.5) | 0.035 |
| Central heating technique (Thermafil) for canal obturation | 80 (11.5) | 616 (88.5) | 24 (9.8) | 24 (90.2) | 56 (12.4) | 395 (87.6) | 0.3 |
| Use of MTA for pulpotomy of young permanent teeth | 160 (23.0) | 537 (77.0) | 53 (21.6) | 192 (78.4) | 107 (23.7) | 345 (76.3) | 0.54 |
| Use of MTA for DPC of young permanent teeth | 182 (26.1) | 515 (73.9) | 63 (25.7) | 182 (74.3) | 119 (26.3) | 333 (73.7) | 0.86 |
| Use of MTA as an apical plug of young permanent teeth | 255 (36.6) | 442 (63.4) | 81 (33.1) | 164 (66.9) | 174 (38.5) | 278 (61.5) | 0.15 |
| Use of MTA in apicoectomy procedures | 121 (17.4) | 575 (82.6) | 32 (13.1) | 213 (86.9) | 89 (19.7) | 362 (80.3) | 0.04 |