Storage Conditions of Sodium Hypochlorite

Abstract

Sodium hypochlorite is considered the most widely used irritant solution worldwide, its characteristics and low cost make it considered the gold standard as a complement for endodontic instrumentation. The objective of this research is to determine the criteria of dentistry students from seventh to tenth semester regarding the handling and storage of sodium hypochlorite prior to the start of their pre-professional practices. Through a survey carried out using Google Forms, an opinion poll was carried out to find out the most frequent storage conditions of sodium hypochlorite, with 7 closed and multiple-choice questions, the process of the information collected was tabulated through the platform software. Dentistry students from eighth to tenth semester have discrepancies in certain aspects in their knowledge about the storage conditions  of sodium hypochlorite In this study,36.8% of students do not store sodium hypochlorite correctly , since in the survey carried out it was obtained that containers are used that do not protect the irrigant from ambient light, there is a discrepancy regarding the concentration that should be used for instrumentation.