A pilot study on the application of a digital dental teaching evaluation system in Class II cavity preparation teaching [PDF]
BMC Oral HealthObjective To explore the feasibility of applying the digital evaluation system in the homogeneous training and qualification evaluation of teaching faculty in the preclinical simulation teaching of G.V.
Yuejiao Zhang +5 more
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The limitations in clinical teaching, learning and practice of conservative amalgam cavity preparations in developing countries [PDF]
Nigerian Dental Journal, 2010 Amalgam is the cheapest and the most widely used intra-coronal posterior restorative material in the world.Therefore, the teaching, learning and practice of conservative amalgam cavity preparations cannot be ignored by any dental school.
A. O. Loto, A. O. Awotile, M. E. Sorunke
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Children’s Dental anxiety after cavity preparation
Revista Brasileira de Odontologia, 2018 The purpose of this series of case reports was to evaluate the anxiety generated in pediatric patients submitted to two mechanical techniques of cavity preparation: the conventional rotary instruments (i.e.
Camille Torres Costa Ferreira +5 more
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Learning Clinical Skills Using Haptic vs. Phantom Head Dental Chair Simulators in Removal of Artificial Caries: Cluster-Randomized Trials with Two Cohorts’ Cavity Preparation [PDF]
Dentistry Journal, 2022 Dental task trainer simulators using haptics (virtual touch) offers a cost-effective method of teaching certain clinical skills. The purpose of this study is to evaluate students’ performance in removing artificial caries after training with either a ...
Jonathan P. San Diego +6 more
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3D-Printed Teeth with Multicolored Layers as a Tool for Evaluating Cavity Preparation by Dental Students [PDF]
Applied Sciences, 2021 Accurate assessment of dental student performance during preclinical operative mannequin courses is an essential milestone within the educational process. Training on novel, multicolored 3D-printed teeth resulted in higher performances of the students in
Diva Lugassy +5 more
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Students' perspectives on 3D-printed-simulated-caries teeth in transition to operative practice [PDF]
Journal of Dental SciencesThe transition from pre-clinical to clinical operative dentistry requires effective training tools; however traditional typodont teeth often fall short in simulating clinical scenarios such as caries preparation.
Jiachen Lin +3 more
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Assessment of smartphone-based active distraction in association with audioanalgesia for overcoming airotor-related anxiety in children: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
BMC Research NotesBackground Most children experience distress while visiting a dentist, above which the sound of the airotor and suction machine results in fear and difficulty in performing further procedures. Methods This was a randomized controlled parallel-group study
Kritika Bali +6 more
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Explaining gender differences in caries: a multifactorial approach to a multifactorial disease. [PDF]
, 2010 Many studies have demonstrated that caries rates are higher in women than in men. This review attempts to provide an explanation for this trend by examining each factor which contributes to caries and how the factor differs in men and women. Evidence has
Ferraro, Maria, Vieira, Alexandre R
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Hard dental tissue minimal-invasive preparation using contemporary polymer rotating instruments and laser [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2014 Goal of contemporary dentistry is to decrease the patient’s discomfort during treatment. Dentists aim to achieve maximum with the newly developed dental materials as well as with new cavity preparation techniques in the shortest time span. Since
Beloica Miloš +6 more
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Applied Sciences, 2023 We aimed to evaluate the impact of Virtual Reality Dental Simulators (VRDS) on preclinical training in endodontics for undergraduate dental students. Purposive sampling technique was used to target undergraduate dental students at two dental schools: in ...
Raidan Ba-Hattab +10 more
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